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Congregational  Church 

Formerly    known  as   the 
First  Church  of  Killingly 

Danielson,  Connecticut 


1715-1905 


S.  Sherbeme  Mathews,  D.D.,  Minister 


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FRANK  WOOD,   PRINTER 

BOSTON 


preface 


The  publication  of  this  Manual  is  paid  for  out  of  a  small 
sum  of  money  placed  in  the  pastor's  hands  by  one  of  the  boys 
of  the  parish,  the  late  Mr.  Chas.  L.  Tiffany,  of  New  York,  "  to 
be  used  for  the  dear  old  church  in  any  way  which  you  may 
think  best."  This  is  in  addition  to  the  $3,000  conditionally 
given  for  the  Parish  House,  and  kept  intact  for  that  purpose, 
of  which  full  record  is  made  elsewhere.  Hence  it  seems  fit- 
ting that  Mr.  Tiffany's  picture  should  appear  herein. 

This  is  believed  to  be  the  sixth  manual  ever  published  by  our 
church.  The  date  of  the  first  is  unknown ;  the  second  was 
I)ublished  in  1846,  during  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  Rice ;  the  third 
in  1802,  during  Mr.  Davenport's  ministry;  while  the  fourth 
and  fifth  bear  upon  their  title  pages  the  date  of  1877  and 
1890  respectively. 

In  October,  1901,  our  church  appointed  a  committee  of  eight 
"to  co-operate  with  the  pastor  in  the  preparation  of  a  new 
church  manual."  Early  in  1904  at  the  pastor's  request  two 
others  were  added.  The  committee  as  now  constituted  is  as 
follows :  Deacons  Wm.  Henry  Chollar,  Geo.  B.  Guild,  Simeon 
Danielson,  Messrs.  Edward  Dexter,  Penuel  Sprague,  P.  B.  Sib- 
ley, Hon.  Harry  E.  Back,  Mrs.  Marcus  Wood,  Miss  Sarah  M. 
Burlingame,  and  Mrs.  Mathews-Richardson. 

As  the  old  and  now  famous  church  of  Gainsborough,  Eng- 
land, lost  its  historic  consciousness  so  that  for  perhaps  a  cen- 
tury or  more  it  thought  of  itself  as  only  an  obscure  struggling 
church,  not  realizing  that  it  was  the  oldest  Congregational 
church  in  England,  and  that  the  Pilgrim  Fathers  had  gone  forth 
to  Amsterdam  and  Ley  den  and  Plymouth,  Mass.,  from  its 
membership,  and  in  later  years  has  come  to  appreciate  the 

[iii] 


richness  of  its  heritage,  so  careful  and  prolonged  investigation 
seems  bringing  a  new  historic  consciousness  to  many  in  our 
own  midst. 

Nov.  10,  1904,  the  Manual  Committee  made  its  report  to  the 
church  thru  a  subcommittee  of  three.  The  church  then  in- 
structed the  undersigned  subcommittee  to  proceed  at  once  with 
the  publication  of  the  new  Manual. 

A  larger  amount  of  work  than  would  at  first  seem  possible 
has  been  involved  in  the  way  of  research  in  the  preparation  of 
this  little  volume.  Much  has  been  done  by  nearly  every  mem- 
ber of  the  Committee,  and  many  instructive  and  interesting 
evenings  have  been  spent  together  as  a  committee.  While  the 
compiler  acknowledges  gratefully  the  large  amount  of  sympa- 
thy and  ready  help  he  has  had  from  the  Committee,  he  thinks 
it  only  proper  to  say  that  he  is  himself  alone  responsible  for 
the  Historical  Statement,  although  the  church  kindly  listened 
upon  two  successive  evenings  to  the  reading  of  it,  and  then 
voted  its  publication. 

It  was  the  compiler's  intention  to  print  the  list  of  about  five 
hundred  or  more  infants  baptized  in  the  early  years  of  the 
church — between  1710  and  1757;  and  also  to  prepare  a  brief 
chapter  upon  the  exceedingly  interesting  and  illuminating 
religious  history  of  the  church,  as  it  comes  to  view  in  the 
various  covenants — not  creeds — of  the  church;  but  on  the  whole 
it  seems  best  to  leave  these  and  similar  matters  to  be  treated 
in  connection  with  the  bicentennial  of  Mr.  Fisk's  coming  in 
1710,  or  of  the  formal  organization  of  the  church  in  1715. 

It  will  be  noted  that  the  By-Laws,  Covenant,  etc.,  are  simply 
an  adaptation  of  the  Manual  prepared  and  commended  by  the 
National  Council  of  Congregational  Churches,  and  have  been 
adopted  for  the  sake  of  coming  into  closer  harmony  and  fellow- 
ship with  our  denomination  as  a  whole. 

Earnestly  commending  a  careful  and  prayerful  study  of  this 
Manual  to  every  member  of  our  church,  and  praying  that  as  a 
church  we  may  be  true  to  our  noble  and  gracious  history,  we 
are, 

S.  S.  Mathews. 
Harry  E.  Back. 
George  B.  Guild. 

[iv] 


S.  Shekberne  Mathews,  D.D. 


Contents 


Page 

Preface iii,  iv 

Table  of  Contents v 

Bibliography vi,  vii 

Historical  Statement 1-48 

Other  Churches  of  Killingly 49-51 

Some  Missionary  Children  of  the  Church     .         .         .  52-54 

The  Trust  Funds  of  the  Church 55,  56 

Forms  for  Bequests 57 

By-Laws 58-67 

Order  of  Procedure  at  Annual  Meeting        ...  65 

Burial  Hill  Declaration  of  Faith 68,  69 

National  Council  Creed  of  1895 69-71 

Form  for  Reception  of  Members 72-75 

Form  for  Infant  Baptism 76, 77 

Order  of  Morning  Worship 78 

Table  of  Ministers facing  79 

The  Diaconate 79-81 

Superintendents  of  Sunday  Schools      .         .         .         .  82, 83 

Lists  of  Early  Members 84-97 

Chronological  List  of   Members  since  the  Reorgan- 
ization        98-142 

Present  Members 143-151 


[V] 


Bibliography 


Among  the  authorities  used  in  the  preparation  of  the  follow- 
ing Historical  Statement  are  : — 

''A  Book  of  Church  Records,  The  Gift  of  J.  F.  (John  Fisk) 
to  the  Church  of  Kellingly,  March  the  1st,  1715." 

''Records  of  Church  at  Breakneck  Hill."  Found  in  West 
Torrington,  Litchfield  Co.,  Conn.,  and  presented  to  the  town  of 
Killingly  by  Rev.  Wm.  S.  Hutchins,  of  Indian  Orchard,  Mass., 
April  27,  1897. 

The  Records  of  the  West  Society  in  Killingly. 

The  Records  of  the  Westfield  Congregational  Church. 

Four  Manuals  of  our  Church. 

Articles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  of  tlie  Congregational 
Cburcli  in  West^Killingly,  Conn.  As  Revised  and  Adopted 
in  1845.    West  Killingly:  Edwin  B.  Carter,  Printer.    1846. 

Articles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  of  the  Westfield  Church, 
West  Killingly,  Conn.,  with  a  List  of  Members,  March  1, 
1862.    Danielsonville:  Printed  at  the  Transcript  Office.    1S62. 

Articles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  of  the  Westfield  Church, 
West  Killingly,  Conn.,  with  a  List  of  Members,  January 
1,1877.    Danielsonville:  Transci'ipt  Print.    1877. 

Articles  of  Faith  and  Covenant  of  the  Westfield  Church 
(Danielsonville),  West  Killingly,  Conn.,  with  a  List  of 
Members,  November  15,  1890.  Boston :  T.  R.  Marvm  &  Son, 
Church  Printers,  73  Federal  Street.    1890. 

Sermon  preached  by  "Priest"  Whitmore,  Thanksgiving  Day 

1841.     (MS.) 
Semi-Centennial  Sermon  preached  by  Dr.  Rice,  1851.     (MS.) 
Historical  Sermon  preached  by  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Beard,   long 

pastor  of  Congregational  Church  in  South  Killingly. 

[vi] 


History  of  Windham  County.  By  Ellen  D.  Larned.  2  vols. 
Published  by  the  author,  1874. 

The  Clmrclies  of  Windham  County.  A  series  of  valuable 
papers  published  in  the  Congregational  Quarterly. 

The  Ecclesiastical  History  of  Connecticut. 

History  of  the  Congregationallsts.  By  Prof.  Williston 
Walker.     Chas.  Scribner's  Sons. 

History  of  American  Christianity.  By  Pvev.  Leonard  W. 
Bacon,  D.D.     Chas.  Scribner's  Sons. 

The  Keligious  Forces  of  America.  By  H.  K.  Carroll,  LL.D. 
Chas.  Scribner's  Sons. 

Narrative  and  Critical  History  of  America.  By  Justin  Win- 
sor.     8  vols.     Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  1878. 

History  of  the  United  States.  By  George  Bancroft.  6  vols. 
D.  Appleton  &  Co.,  1885. 

Monograph,  "Sketches."  By  Isaac  T.  Hutchins.  Tran- 
script Office,  Danielson,  Conn.,  1878. 

Multitudinous  conversations  with  the  late  Mrs.  L.  A.  Weld, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Roswell  Whitmore,  and  with  other  aged 
members  of  our  church. 


[vii] 


It  is  not  vnth  us  as  loith  men  u'hom  small  things  can  dis- 
courage^ or  small  discontentments  cause  to  vnsh  themselves  at 

home  again. 

Wm.  Brewstee. 

Rietorical    Statetncnt 


Elsewhere  *  the  writer  of  this  Statement  has  called  attention 
to  the  fact  that  the  first  white  settlement  of  what  afterwards 
became  the  town  of  Killingly — of  which  the  present  beautiful 
borough  of  Danielson  is  still  a  part — was  by  a  number  of  Eng- 
lish families  shortly  before  the  year  1700 — about  a  year  before 
Yale  College  was  organized  at  Saybrook,  and  about  four  years 
before  the  first  permanent  Boston  newspaper  was  published, 
The  Boston  Neins  Letter^  in  a  town  then  having  some  seven 
thousand  inhabitants. 

In  her  History  of  Windham  County — which,  despite  a  few 
errors,  and  the  utter  lack  of  any  proper  index,  is  still  a  pains- 
taking and  almost  invaluable  work  for  the  student  of  the  his- 
tory of  Windham  County — Miss  Ellen  Larned  says  that  "the 
first  white  settler  of  the  town  was  Richard  Evans,  who  came 
in  1693  and  who  bought  for  £20  the  two-hundred-acre  grant  of 
(one  who  will  be  recognized  as  an  ancestor  of  a  famous  Amer- 
ican banker)  the  late  Rev.  James  Pierpont,  of  New  Haven," 
the  father  of  Mrs.  President  Edwards  and  one  of  the  founders 
of  Yale  College.  This  piece  of  land  "was  laid  out  about  east 
of  the  Quinebaug,  three  miles  from  Woodstock  (New  Roxbury), 
and  just  south  of"  that  survey  which  was  long  supposed  to 
mark  the  boundary  between  Massachusetts  and  Connecticut 
known  as   "Woodward  and  Saffery's  line."     Mr.  Evans  was 

*See  the  Centennial  volume  published  by  Parish  House  Associa- 
tion, 1903. 

[  1  ] 


soon  joined  by  Peter  Aspinwall  and  several  other  settlers,  who 
came  with  their  families.  In  an  unpublished  sermon  of  real 
historic  value  preached  on  Thanksgiving  day,  November,  1841, 
"Priest"  Roswell  Whitmore,  one  of  the  most  gifted  pastors 
which  this  or  any  church  in  Windham  County  has  had,  states 
that  '■'■  the  first  white  child  born  in  the  town  was  John  Leavens, 
who  served  as  town  clerk  for  many  years."  The  date  of  his 
birth  is  not  given. 

The  site  of  the  town  was  deeded  June  18,  1700,  to  James  and 
Jabez  Corbin,  by  James  Fitch  of  Norwich,  and  is  described  as 
"  on  the  east  side  of  a  river  commonly  called  Quinebaug,  and 
bounded  by  the  wilderness."  The  town  received  incorpora- 
tion from  the  General  Assembly  of  Connecticut  at  Hartford  in 
1708 — a  year  ecclesiastically  memorable  as  promulgating  the 
famous  Saybrook  Platform — and  four  years  after  the  incor- 
poration of  the  town  of  Boston,  Mass.  The  boundaries  of 
the  new  town  were  to  be :  on  the  north  the  Massachusetts 
line  ;  on  the  east  the  Rhode  Island  line  ;  on  the  south  the  town 
of  Plainfield,  and  on  the  west  the  Quinebaug  River.  As  thus 
bounded  it  included  an  area  about  twenty-one  by  four  or  six 
miles.  All  the  families  thus  far  mentioned  settled  in  the  more 
northerly  part  of  the  district  which  was  to  constitute  the 
town, — a  district  which  was  years  later  to  be  reduced  by  tak- 
ing from  it  what  is  now  Thompson  (set  off  as  a  parish  in  1728, 
organized  as  a  town  in  1785),  and  much  of  the  present  town  of 
Putnam. 

Up  to  this  time  this  entire  region  was,  of  course,  the  abode 
of  the  Red  Man.  Dr.  Thomas  O.  Rice,  in  his  semi-centennial 
sermon,  preached  August  26,  1851,  fifty  years  after  the  Reor- 
ganization of  the  church  in  Westfield,  says  : — 

The  two  tribes  that  claimed  this  region  were  the  Mohegans  and 
the  Nipmucks. 

That 

The  feet  of  John  Eliot,  the  Roxbury  apostle  to  the  Indians  (have) 
trod  upon  our  soil. 

And  that 

The  widow  of  Deacon  Joseph  Gay  of  Thompson,  formerly  Anna 
Spaulding  of  South  Killingly,  who  recently  died  at  an  advanced  age, 

[2  ] 


said  that  when  she  was  a  child,  about  the  year  1770,  she  heard  Samp- 
son Occum  preach  in  Mr.  Knight's  meeting  house  (at  South  Killingly) 
to  the  white  people. 

The  first  white  man  actually  to  settle  within  the  limits  of 
the  present  town  of  Killingly  was  Mr.  James  Danielson,  of 
Block  Island,  who,  passing  through  the  region  during  the  In- 
dian war,  was  so  charmed  with  the  beautiful  "neck  of  land  " 
between  the  Quinebaug  and  Assawaga  Rivers  that  in  1707  he 
purchased  it  of  Major  James  Fitch,  of  Xorwich,  for  £170.  Here 
his  descendants  still  live. 

At  the  very  incorporation  of  the  tovrn,  in  accordance  with 
the  invariable  custom  of  those  early  Xew  England  settlers, 
provision  was  made  for  the  stated  worship  of  Almighty  God. 
The  original  Act  of  Incorporation,  May,  1708,  as  quoted  by 
Miss  Larned,  Vol.  I,  page  164,  says : — 

This  Assembly  grants  a  township  .  .  .  Always  provided.  That  no 
person  now  inhabiting  on  said  land,  or  any  other  persons  dwelling 
without  this  colony  who  have  pui'chased  any  lands  within  the  said 
township,  that  shall  not  give  due  obedience  to  all  the  laws  of  this 
colony  for  the  upholding  the  worship  of  God  and  paying  of  all  public 
charges,  shall  have  no  benefit  by  this  act.  .  .  .  And  this  Assembly  de- 
sires the  Honorable  Governor  to  commissionate  Lieutenant  Aspin- 
wall,  or  some  other  suitable  person,  to  train  and  command  the 
soldiers  in  the  said  township,  and  to  give  a  name  to  the  said  town, 
and  also  appoint  the  figure  of  a  brand  for  their  horses.  It  is  also 
desired  that  the  Honorable  Governoi-,  Major  Fitch,  and  Mr.  Richard 
Christophers,  or  any  two  of  them,  shall  give  advice  and  direction  for 
the  calling  and  settling  of  a  minister  in  the  said  town  as  need  shall 
require. 

Notwithstanding  these  early  provisions  for  public  worship, 
it  naturally  took  a  little  time  before  a  church  of  their  own 
could  be  established.  During  the  early  years  these  sturdy 
men,  with  their  devout  families,  were  accustomed  to  drive  to 
Plainfield,  Woodstock  ("New  Roxbury"),  etc.,  for  Lord's  Day 
worship,  but  in  October,  1710,  the  General  Court,  convened  in 
Xew  Haven,  granted  their  petition  to  lay 

A  tax  of  fifteen  shillings  on  every  one  hundred  acres  of  all  divided 
lands  throughout  said  town  for  the  building  a  meetinghouse,  a  minis- 
ter's house,  and  for  settling  a  minister. 

[3] 


Hereupon  a  call  was  extended  to  John  Fisk,  A.M.,  of  Brain- 
tree,  Mass.,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  College  in  the  Class  of  1702, 
and  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Moses  Fisk,  pastor  of  the  old  Congrega- 
tional Church  of  Braintree,  Mass.,  which  long  afterwards  was 
to  have  as  its  minister  the  late  Rev.  Richard  Salter  Storrs, 
D.D.,  and  later  as  his  associate  that  eloquent  preacher  and 
famous  Edwardean  scholar,  the  late  Prof.  Edwards  A.  Park, 
D.D.,  LL.D.,  of  Andover  Theological  Seminary;  and  still  later 
the  distinguished  son  of  the  church,  the  late  Rev.  Dr.  R.  S. 
Storrs,  Jr.,  D.D.,  LL.D.     Thus, 

The  Fikst  Minister  in  Killingly  was  the 
Rev.  John  Fisk,  A.M. 

Upon  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Fisk,  which  would  seem  to  have  been 
in  the  fall  of  1710  (or  possibly  early  in  1711),  he  began  to  hold 
religious  services  in  different  parts  of  the  town,  apparently  in 
private  houses.  Inasmuch  as,  being  unordained,  he  was  not  at 
liberty  to  administer  either  of  the  two  sacraments,  we  find  that 
neighboring  ministers  were  accustomed  to  come  occasionally 
to  Killingly  to  baptize  and  conduct  the  communion  service 
thru  several  following  years,  until  the  ordination  of  the  new 
minister.  The  earliest  record  of  such  a  visit  is  one  which  states 
that  Mr.  Estabrook  of  Canterbury  was  present  September  9, 
1711,  to  administer  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper,  and  to 
baptize  three  children.  In  the  permanently  valuable  sermon 
already  referred  to.  Dr.  Rice  states  that  in  1711  the  town  voted 
to  give  its  new  minister  three  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land 
"for  his  encouragement"  to  become  their  settled  pastor. 
Miss  Lamed  makes  a  similar  statement  and  says  that  it  was 
then  that 

James  Leavens  and  Sampson  Howe  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  lay  out  this;  Eleazar  Bateman  and  Ephraim  Warren  to  survey  it. 
Two  hundred  acres  were  laid  out  to  him  on  Fi-ench  River,  beyond  the 
bounds  of  Killingly  as  it  afterwards  proved.  Seventy-five  acres  for 
the  homestead  were  selected  on  the  eastern  slope  of  Killingly  Hill, 
and  seventy-five  on  Assawaga  or  Five  Mile  River. 

Mr.  Whitmore,  who  antedated  Miss  Larned  by  a  large  frac- 
tion of  a  century,  and  who  was  some  forty  years  before  Dr. 

[4] 


Rice,  and  who  should  have  known  whereof  he  affirms,  states 
that  July  16,  1711, 

The  proprietors  and  inhabitants  gi'anted  350  acres  as  a  parsonage, 
and  Dec.  10,  following,  they  voted  it  all  to  Mr.  Fiske,  so  that  in  all  he 
had  live  hundred  and  thirty  acres. 

As  to  the  salary  paid  to  this  first  minister  of  Killingly  little 
further  seems  to  be  known.  The  plot  of  one  hundred  acres  of 
land  given  by  Captain  Chandler  to  the  first  settled  minister  of 
Killingly, 

Which  land,  by  the  ordering  of  Divine  Providence,  appertains  to 
John  Fiske, 

was  laid  out  to  him  in  1721, 

West  of  Five- Mile  River,  a  half  mile  east  of  the  meetinghouse, 

and  was  presumably  included  in  the  five  hundred  and  thirty 
acres  referred  to  by  Mr.  Whitmore. 

Four  years  later  (1714)  a  meetinghouse  was  raised  and  cov- 
ered about  a  third  of  a  mile  south  of  the  present  meeting- 
house at  Putnam  Heights.  Priest  Whitmore,  in  the  sermon 
already  referred  to,  says  that  this  first  meetinghouse  "■  stood 
on  the  east  side  of  the  road  ...  on  land  now  (1841)  owned  by 
Benjamin  Mathews,  and  after  the  sills  had  been  placed  on  their 
foundation  every  male  person  over  twenty-one  in  the  whole 
town  seated  themselves  around  on  the  sills,  and  they  just  filled 
up  the  sills."  He  then  adds  the  interesting  item  that  "  the 
house  was  of  small  dimensions."  The  following  summer  (1715) 
it  was  made  ready  for  occupancy,  and  preparations  were  made 
for  the  formal  organization  of  a  church.  The  fifteenth  day  of 
September,  1715,  was  observed  as  a  day  of  solemn  fasting  and 
prayer,  that  they  might  have  the  best  preparation  for  the 
gathering  of  the  new  church  and  ordination  of  a  minister. 

A  most  interesting  but  much  worn  book  bound  in  vellum, 
now  in  the  keeping  of  Mr.  Charles  Torry  of  Putnam  Heights — 
with  many  leaves  loose  and  some  missing — bears  the  following 
inscription:  "A  Book  of  Church  Records,  The  Gift  of  J.  F. 
(John  Fisk)  to  the  Church  of  KeUingly,  March  the  1st,  1715." 

The  first  entry  in  this  book  after  the  fly  leaf  inscription  is  as 
follows ; — 

[5  ] 


Kellingly,  Sept.  15, 1715.  This  day  was  observed  in  this  place  as  a 
day  of  Solemn  Fasting  and  Prayer  to  Humble  our  Selves  before  God 
for  our  many  and  Great  offences  and  to  Implore  the  Gracious  Pres- 
ence -with  us  in  Gathering  a  Church  here  and  in  the  ordination  of  a 
Pastor  over  us.  The  Reverend  Mr.  Estabrook  of  Canterbury  carried 
on  the  Service  A :  M :  and  Preached  from  Heb.  12,  28,  and  the  Revd.  Mr. 
D wight  of  Woodstock  performed  the  service  P.  M.  and  Preached  from 
Cant.  8,  8. 

As  bearing  upon  their  sense  of  the  seriousness  of  the  work 
of  organizing  a  new  church  of  Christ — as  also  illustrative  of 
the  red  tape  of  the  times — it  is  interesting  to  picture  Messrs. 
Peter  Aspinwall  and  Simon  Bryant  taking  the  long  journey 
to  Hartford,  immediately  following  this  day  of  fasting  and 
prayer,  that  there  they  might  present  to  the  General  Assembly 
on  behalf  of  "  a  company  of  communicants  or  inhabitants  of 
the  town  of  Killingly  "  the  following  petition: — 

It  having  pleased  Almighty  God  in  his  merciful  providence  to 
bring  his  own  work  so  far  forward  among  us,  notwithstanding  the 
many  and  great  difficulties  we  have  met  in  forming  our  new  planta- 
tion, as  to  unite  our  hearts  in  the  choice  of  the  Reverend  John 
Fisk  to  be  the  minister  of  this  town— of  whose  accomplishments 
for  the  evangelical  service  we  have  had  experience  for  a  con- 
siderable season  to  our  great  satisfaction,  and  with  whom 
we  have  agreed  for  a  settlement  in  the  ministry  among  us. 
And  as  there  appears  among  us  a  competent  number  of  persons 
to  form  themselves  into  a  particular  church  of  Christ,  that  we 
may  have  the  aforesaid  gentleman  installed  into  the  pastoral  office 
over  us,  and  the  blessed  institutions  of  Christ  dispensed  to  us,  and 
also  being  informed  of  our  duty  and  obligation  established  by  law  to 
endeavor  the  countenance  of  the  Government  over  us  that  the  com- 
municants here  may  coalesce  into  a  church  estate  and  fellowship— we, 
therefore,  your  humble  petitioners,  affectionately  pray  this  Great  and 
General  Court  in  their  great  wisdom  and  extensive  benignity  to  exert 
their  authoi'ity  for  our  benefit  as  the  law  directs,  by  passing  an  act 
that  the  brethren  in  full  communion  among  us  may  enjoy  the  leave 
and  approbation  of  this  Honorable  Assembly  for  embodying  into 
church  estate,  that  so  a  gospel  candlestick  may  be  erected  in  the  fields 
of  the  wood,  with  a  burning  and  shining  light  flxt  in  it,  to  the  glorj^ 
of  our  ascended  Lord,  and  for  the  comfort  and  edification  of  ourselves 
and  latest  posterity— which  good  work  we  have  been  appointed 
(God's  gracious  providence  permitting)  to  accomplish  very  speedily. 

A  little  more  than  a  month  later,  having  in  the  meanwhile 
received   through  their  messenger,    Lieut.   Peter  Aspinwall, 

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special  permission  from  the  General  Court  for  "  the  communi- 
cants to  coalesce  into  a  church  estate  and  fellowship,"  on  the 
nineteenth  day  of  October  (1715)  a  church  of  eleven  members 
was  publicly  gathered  in  Killingly,  and  John  Fisk,  A.M.,  or- 
dained its  minister. 

The  second  entry  in  the  old  book,  whose  records  for  the  first 
thirty  years  are  in  Mr.  Fisk's  clear  and  precise  handwriting, 
reads : — 

Kellingly,  Oct.  19,  1715.  This  Day  was  Publickly  Gathered  a  Church 
in  this  place,  and  J.  Fisk,  A.M.,  was  Ordained  the  Pastor  of  it.  The 
Reverend  Mr.  Dwight  of  Woodstock  Opened  the  Service  with  Prayer. 
The  Reverend  Mr,  Baxter  Preached  from  Rom.  1,  16,  For  I  am  not 
ashamed  of  the  Gospel  of  Christ,  for  It  is  the  Power  of  God  unto  Sal- 
vation to  Every  one  that  Belie veth.  The  Reverend  Mr.  Thatcher  of 
Milton  Gave  tlie  Chax'ge  and  made  the  Preceding  and  Subsequent 
Prayer,  and  the  Reverend  Mr,  Estabrook  of  Canterbury  Gave  the  Right 
Hand  of  Fellowship.  Part  of  a  Psalm  was  Sung,  and  the  assembly 
Dismissed  with  Pronouncing  the  Blessing.    J.  F. 

The  next  entry  is  headed : — 

An  Account  of  their  Names  who  were  by  a  Council  (on  Oct.  19,  1715) 
of  Pastors  and  Messengers:  Embodyed  into  Church  Estate  in  the 
Town  of  Kellingly,  viz.,  John  Fisk,  Pastor  Elect,  James  Danielson, 
Eliezar  Bateman,  Peter  Aspinwall,  Richard  Blosse,  George  Blanchard, 
Isaac  Jewitt,  James  Levins,  Thomas  Gould,  Stephen  Grover,  and 
Sampson  How.    Eleven  in  number. 

Of  these  original  members  Messrs.  Danielson,  Aspinwall, 
Leavens,  and  Howe  came  by  letter  from  the  church  in  Wood- 
stock, Conn. ;  the  following  six  persons  from  different  Massachu- 
setts churches, — Mr.  Bateman  from  Woburn,  Mr.  Blosse  from 
West  Watertown,  Mr.  Blanchard  from  Lexington,  Mr.  Jewett 
from  Rowley  ;  while  Messrs.  Thomas  and  Stephen  Grover  were 
"admitted  by  the  council,"  that  is,  upon  confession  of  their 
faith. 

According  to  this  entry  there  would  seem  to  have  been  only 
eleven  men  and  no  women  who  '•'■  coalesced  "  or  "  embodyed  into 
Church  Estate."  From  a  table,  however,  printed  on  a  later 
page  of  this  manual,  it  appears  that  eight  ladies  (six  of  them 
wives  of  as  many  of  the  above  men)  brought  letters  from  other 
churches  (six  of  them  being  recommended  in  the  same  letters 
as  their  husbands),  yet  for  some  reason — etiquette  or  other 

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considerations — were  not  admitted  till  the  church  was  organ- 
ized. Just  when  these  ladies  were  voted  in  as  members  of 
the  church  cannot  be  determined,  the  records  contenting 
themselves  with  stating  the  date  of  their  letters  of  dismission 
and  recommendation  to  the  new  church,  though  all  are  dated 
prior  to  the  organization. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Willson  joined 
a  little  later,  their  letter  from  the  church  in  Lexington,  Mass., 
being  dated  December  27,  1715. 

Abundant  evidence  exists  that  the  life  and  ministry  of  Mr. 
Fisk  in  Killingly  were  of  exceptional  ability  and  value. 

It  would  seem  that  during  his  pastorate  of  nearly  twenty-six 
years  from  his  installation,  about  352  persons  were  added  to 
membership,  or  an  average  of  about  13^  a  year.  Thus  upon 
his  dismissal  in  1741  from  his  nearly  thirty  years'  pastorate 
Mr.  Fisk  left  a  church  with  a  membership  of  more  than  two 
hundred.* 

Students  of  heredity  will  be  interested  to  note  that,  accord- 
ing to  Dr.  Rice,  our  first  minister  was  "the  grandson  of  the 
Rev.  John  Fisk,  of  Wenham,  Mass.,  and  later  of  Chelmsford, 
a  native  of  England,  and  a  man  of  great  wealth,  who  came  to 
this  country  in  middle  life,  and  according  to  the  custom  of  the 
time  studied  two  professions,  medicine  and  theology,  and  be- 
came eminent  in  both"  ;  and  that  his  (our  Mr.  Fisk'sJ  father 
was  the  author  of  a  catechism  entitled,  The  Olive  Branch 
Watered.  Dr.  Rice  quotes  the  Rev.  Increase  Mather,  of  Bos- 
ton, as  saying:    "Among  the  sorest  afflictions  to  which  he 

*  Miss  Larned  and  one  or  two  other  authors  state  that  the  member- 
ship of  the  church  when  Mr.  Fisk  left  it  numbered  "  more  than  four 
hundred,"  and  the  compiler  of  this  manual  quoted  the  statement 
upon  this  authority  in  his  historical  sermon  in  connection  with  the 
semi-centennial  of  the  reorganization  of  the  church.  Upon  further 
investigation,  however,  and  after  a  careful  study  of  the  original  rec- 
ords of  the  church  in  the  Kev.  John  Fisk's  own  handwriting,  he  finds 
himself  in  doubt  as  to  just  what  the  membership  was,  but  the  facts 
seem  clearly  not  to  corroborate  this  oft-repeated  statement  quoted  by 
Miss  Lamed  and  others.  Dr.  Rice  says:  ''Including  those  who  joined 
under  the  halfway  covenant  about  three  hundred  were  added  to  the  church 
during  his  (Mr.  F.'s)  ministry  of  twenty-six  years." 

The  church  records  are  now  accessible  in  Mr.  Fisk's  own  handwrit- 
ing, and  as  examined  by  the  compiler  of  this  manual,  and  copied  in 

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(the  Rev.  Moses  Fisk)  was  called  was  the  loss  of  his  concord- 
ance ;  that  is,  his  wife,  who  was  so  expert  in  the  Scriptures  as 
to  render  any  other  concordance  unnecessary." 

As  one  studies  the  character  and  work  of  this  first  minister 
of  Killingly,  his  methodical  habits,  and  the  constant  evidences 
of  the  historic  spirit  appearing  in  all  his  work,  one  is  not 
surprised  to  find  that  he  was  related  by  a  common  ancestor — 
grandfather  of  our  first  pastor — to  his  distinguished  namesake, 
also  a  graduate  of  Harvard,  whose  untimely  death  in  1901,  as 
litterateur,  historian,  scientist,  philosopher,  and  teacher  of  re- 
ligious truth,  was  mourned  by  the  whole  English  speaking 
world. 

Mr.  Fisk  married  November  26,  1717,  Abigail,  daughter  of  Reverend 
Nehemiah  Hobart  of  Newton,  Mass.,  and  sister  of  Mr.  (Rev.j  Samuel 
Estabrook  of  Cantei-bury.  The  only  incident  of  his  domestic  life  that 
has  come  down  to  us  is  the  burning  of  his  house  and  all  its  contents 
one  Sabbath,  when  the  family  were  attending  public  worship. 

In  his  semi-centennial  sermon  in  1851  Dr.  Rice  says  that 
The  children  of  this  marriage  were  five,  and  some  of  the  descend- 
ants are  now  living  among  us  worthy  and  excellent  citizens. 

Strangely  enough  as  it  would  seem  till  one  remembers  that, 
in  accordance  with  the  custom  of  those  early  times,  Mr.  Fisk 
himself  kept  the  church  records,  the  only  allusion  which  they 
show  from  first  to  last  bearing  upon  the  termination  of  that 
remarkably  efficient  ministry  is  the  following : — 

At  a  Church  meeting  of  the  First  Church  in  Kellingly  upon  July  23, 
1741— It  was  then  voted  by  said  Church  with  the  Consent  of  Mr.  John 
Fisk  that  the  Consociation  of  the  County  of  Windham  be  called  to 

full  by  a  lay  member  of  this  manual  committee,  contain  four  lists, 
which  together  embody  all  the  information  which  the  records  contain 
on  this  subject.    The  first  of  these  lists  is 

(1)  An  account  of  baptisms  performed  since  the  gathering  of  a 
Church  in  Kellingly  by  J.  Fisk,  Pastor.  Both  of  old,  young  and  Infant 
persons— here  observe  that  those  names  which  are  prefixed  with  the 
letter  (a)  are  aged  people,  and  those  with  {y)  are  young  persons,  and 
those  with  (7)  are  Infants  and  children,  and  with  this  mark  (*)  are 
since  dead. 

In  ordinary  computations  of  church  membership  such  a  list  as  this 
would  not  be  considered  as  having  any  value.  This  list  includes  777 
names,  of  whom  28  are  marked  "  young,"  including  some  married  peo- 
ple and  7  "aged." 


meet  at  this  place  upon  Wednesday,  the  5th  day  of  August  next  at  ten 
of  the  clock  in  the  forenoon,  to  hear  and  consider  and  determine  the 
differences  and  difficulties  that  are  between  ye  said  Mr.  Fisk  and 
the  church  arising  from  several  scandalous  reports  spread  abroad 
concerning  him,  the  said  Mr.  Fisk.  It  was  then  voted  that  Deacon 
Bateman  sign  letters  missive  to  the  said  Churches  in  behalf  of  the 
brethren.  It  was  then  voted  that  the  following  brethren  be  a  commit- 
tee to  represent  the  Church  in  laying  its  affairs  before  the  council 
viz.:  Deacon  Eleazar  Bateman,  Mr.  Joseph  Leavens,  Mr.  Samuel  Dan- 
ielson,  Mr.  Ebenezer  Knight,  and  Mr.  Gideon  Draper,  and  that  these 
brethren  be  a  committee  to  provide  for  the  said  Council. 

Test:  John  Fisk,  Pastor. 

It  is  pleasant  to  have  the  testimony  of  an  early  successor  of 
Mr.  Fisk's  that  the  "  scandalous  reports  spread  abroad  con- 
cerning" Mr.  Fisk  in  no  wise  touched  his  moral  character. 
It  is  known  that  he  continued  to  reside  as  a  highly  prized 
member  of  his  old  church  and  parish  for  many  years,  that  he 
built  himself  a  pew  in  the  new  meetinghouse,  and  bore  his  part 
in  all  matters  of  current  expenses  of  the  society  until  his  death 
at  an  advanced  age.     Dr.  Rice  says  that 

He  died  in  1773,  having  almost  attained  his  ninetietli  year. 

He  was  buried  not  far  from  his  old  meetinghouse,  just  west 
of  what  is  now  Putnam  Heights,  where  his  grave  may  still 
be  visited. 

Such  had  been  the  remarkable  growth  of  ''  the  First  Society 
of  Killingly,"  despite  the  members  dismissed  to  constitute  the 
new  Thompson  Parish  a  year  after  the  termination  of  Mr.  Fisk's 
pastorate,  and  especially  so  one-sided  was  the  location  of  the 
meetinghouse  after  the  north  precinct  had  been  formally  set 

List  (2)  is  what  has  been  known  as  the  halfway  covenant. 

(2)  An  account  of  such  Persons  who  have  entered  into  Covenant 
and  renewed  ye  Baptismall  Engagements  under  ye  Pastoral  care  of 
J.  F.  since  the  first  gathering  ye  Church  of  Christ  in  Kellingly. 

This  list  includes  152  names. 

(3)  An  account  of  their  names  who  have  been  received  into  full 
Communion  with  the  Church  of  Christ  in  Kellingly  by  J.  F.,  Pastor  of 
ye  C.  there. 

Of  these  there  are  201. 

It  would  seem  that  lists  (2)  and  (3)  must  Include  all  those  who  by 
any  usual  methods  of  computation  could  be  regarded  as  within  the 
membership  of  the  church.  Yet  these  give  a  total  of  1524-201=353.  If 
now  we  add  the  eleven  original  (male)  members  and  their  seven 

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off,  that  in  August,  1742,  a  committee  of  the  General  Court, 
appointed  the  previous  May,  in  response  to  a  petition,  selected 
a  new  site  for  a  larger  meetinghouse  more  geographically  cen- 
tral, even  if  more  inaccessible  to  many  than  the  old  one.  The 
top  of  a  "bare  hill  belonging  to  Captain  Warren,"  long  known 
as  Breakneck  Hill,  but  referred  to  in  the  records  of  the  Gen- 
eral Court  as  "  Bone  Hill,"  was  chosen.  Despite  sad  divisions 
and  many  protests  within  the  society  this  vote  of  the  General 
Court  was  complied  with,  and  on  March  28, 1744,  a  new  meeting- 
house was  erected,  and  after  much  delay,  owing  to  dissensions 
within  the  church,  was  completed  and  occupied  some  months 
later.  Mr.  Whitmore  quaintly  says,  "and  preaching  was  per- 
formed." 

But  it  is  painfully  apparent  that  the  old  church  did  not  get 
its  new  location  and  its  new  meetinghouse  without  a  contro- 
versy so  serious  in  its  character  and  issues  as  that  it  ought  to 
prove  a  warning  to  posterity  through  all  the  years.  In  order 
to  an  understanding  of  this  painful  controversy  one  should 
bear  in  mind  the  perplexities  and  difficulties  which  always 
arise  in  connection  with  a  change  of  location  of  a  schoolhouse 
or  meetinghouse,  and  also  the  spirit  of  freedom  which  was 
even  then  rapidly  growing.  After  the  great  revival  which 
swept  over  Xew  England  in  1740  and  following,  a  new  spirit  of 
independency  had  appeared  in  many  communities,  and  in 
Killingly  many  had  embraced  what  was  known  as  the  Separate 
teaching.  As  early  as  1734-1735  a  group  of  families,  compris- 
ing in  all  about  a  hundred  and  fifty  persons,  living  in  the  south 

wives,  who  brought  letters,  whose  names,  strangely  enough,  do 
not  appear  on  either  of  the  lists  here  given,  we  have  a  total  of 
35'2'-J-18=370,  which  would  certainly  seem  to  include  all  who  were  mem- 
bers of  the  church  at  any  time  during  Mr.  Fisk's  ministry,  either  by 
the  "halfway  covenant,"  or  in  full  communion.  Some  name3  ap- 
pear on  both  lists  of  halfway  covenanters  who  later  came  to  full 
communion.  And  this  result  surprisingly  accords  (though  not  ex- 
actly) with  Mr.  Whitmore's  statement  that  during  Mr.  F.'s  ministry 
seven  hundred  and  sixty-three  persons  were  baptized,  two  hundred 
and  fifty-four  being  admitted  to  full  communion,  and  one  hundred  and 
forty-eight  to  the  halfway  covenant. 

The  fourth  list,  the  last  in  the  book  in  his  handwriting,  and  appar- 
ently  written  late  in  his  ministry  (an  entry  on  the  preceding  page  be- 
ing dated  1741,  May  8),  says  :— 

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part  of  the  town,  had  been  granted  permission  by  the  General 
Court  "  to  hire  an  orthodox  minister  five  months  of  the  year, 
and  had  been  given  (temporary)  freedom  from  the  ministerial 
tax  "  previously  paid  toward  the  support  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Fisk 
and  the  First  Society.  While  this  permission  was  granted  by 
the  General  Court,  ostensibly  on  account  of  their  long  distance 
from  the  meetinghouse  of  the  First  Society,  the  fact  that  these 
people  and  their  successors  organized  themselves  into  a  Sepa- 
rate church  as  soon  as  permission  could  be  obtained  (in  1746), 
suggests  that  they  were  probably  essentially  Separates  in  their 
sympathies  from  the  beginning. 

Thus  what  seemed  to  the  brethren  of  that  day  "great  and 
irreconcilable  religious  differences"  increased  the  perplexities 
of  the  situation.  It  was  indeed  a  stormy  time,  and  the  issue  of 
the  Breakneck  Hill  controversy  seems  to  have  been  rendered 
the  more  serious  and  certain  by  a  temporary  union  between 
that  little  band  of  devoted  people  in  the  south  part  of  the  town 
who  were  adopting  the  new  Separate  principles,  and  a  group  of 
anti-Breakneck  families  who  lived  near  the  old  meetinghouse 
close  by  the  Thompson  line,  and  who  objected  to  the  remote 
site  selected  by  the  committee  from  the  General  Court. 

While  it  is  not  necessary  to  discuss  the  merits  of  the  various 
individuals  concerned  in  the  Breakneck  Hill  controversy,  the 
following /acts  are  worthy  of  the  most  careful  study  and  reflec- 
tion by  students  of  the  ecclesiastical  history  of  Killingly,  and 
especially  by  all  who  are  members  of  the  old  church  as,  in  its 
reorganized  form,  it  continues  its  interesting  history  in  Daniel- 

(4)  Here  f ollowetli  an  acct.  of  their  Names  who  are  either  members 
in  Full  Communion  with  the  Church  in  Kellingly  hy  Reception  or 
Recommendation  or  doe  usuall  Partake  at  the  Sacrament  with  those 
Here. 

This  would  seem  intended  to  include  all  those  persons  who  com- 
posed the  membership  of  the  church  as  that  term  is  commonly  em- 
ployed now,  and  possibly  a  few  habitual  worshipers  beside.  This 
total  is  205— those  who  were  or  might  be  habitual  communicants  then. 
This  is  almost  exactly  half  the  number  of  the  communicants  of  our 
own  church  and  congregation  now. 

Thus  the  only  way  in  which  Miss  Larned's  statement  of  "over  400 
members  "  at  any  one  time  could  be  made  to  stand,  would  be  to  some- 
how reckon  in  a  lot  of  the  baptized  infants  as  members  of  the  church 
—a  thing  which  Mr.  Fisk  carefully  omits  doing  among  all  his  lists. 

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son  to-day.  Several  of  these  facts  are  quoted  from  Miss  Ellen 
Lamed' s  History  of  Windham  County  already  referred  to. 

On  September  13,  1741,  a  few  weeks  after  the  dismissal  of 
Mr.  Fisk  from  his  thirty-one  year's  pastorate  (including  the  five 
years  of  his  work  prior  to  the  formal  organization),  the  First 
Society  of  Killingly  voted  eighty  to  five  in  favor  of  building  a 
new  meetinghouse  to  take  the  place  of  the  rude  structure 
erected  twenty-six  years  before.  Samuel  Danielson  was  ap- 
pointed to  present  a  petition  to  the  General  Assembly,  in 
accordance  with  the  law  of  the  time,  asking  them  to  appoint 
a  committee  to  select  a  suitable  location  for  the  new  meeting- 
house. In  response  to  this  petition  the  General  Assembly  ap- 
pointed a  committee  consisting  of  the  famous  Revolutionary 
patriot,  "Brother  Jonathan  "  Trumbull,  Jonathan  Huntington, 
and  Ebenezer  Wales,  who  selected  a  site  "two  rods  south  of 
the  old  meetinghouse." 

The  earnest  representations  of  influential  men  like  Samuel 
Danielson,  Capt.  Ephraim  Warren,  Gideon  Draper,  and  Boaz 
Stearns,  that  the  selected  site  was  only  two  miles  from  the 
northerly  end  of  the  society,  and  eight  miles  from  its  southerly 
end,  induced  the  Assembly  to  appoint  in  May,  1742,  a  second 
committee,  consisting  of  Messrs.  Deacon  Eleazar  Gary  of  Wind- 
ham, Josiah  Conant,  and  Experience  Porter.  The  following 
August  these  gentlemen  came  to  Killingly  and  selected  a  new 
site  upon  "Bone  Hill."  Adjoining  this  property  Capt.  Eph- 
raim Warren  proposed  to  give  a  training  field,  a  burying 
ground,  and  a  quarter  of  an  acre  to  surround  the  meeting- 
house.    (This  he  later  did.) 

Hereupon  a  minority  of  fifty-one  people  petitioned  the  As- 
sembly not  to  oblige  them  to  build  on  Breakneck  or  "Bone  " 
Hill.     In  reply  to  this  petition  the  Assembly  voted, 

That  the  report  of  the  second  committee  he  established,  and  the 
Society  proceed  to  build  a  meetinghouse  upon  the  spot  affixed  by 
them. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  society  held  November  21,  1743,  the 
question, — 

Whether  or  no  the  Society  would  now  proceed  to  build  a  meeting- 
house on  said  place 

"  was  negatived." 

[13] 


But  a  meeting  held  December  20th  following  showed  an 
overwhelming  majority  in  favor  of  obeying  the  directions  of 
the  Assembly.  Mr.  Justice  Leavens,  the  leader  of  the  mi- 
nority (which,  as  w^e  have  seen,  had  grown  to  fifty-one),  Avho 
had  petitioned  the  Assembly  not  to  send  them  to  Breakneck 
Hill,  was  moderator  of  this  meeting ;  and  finally,  when  he  saw 
that  the  vast  majority  were  determined  to  go  against  his 
wishes,  declared  the  meeting  adjourned^  and  left  the  house  with 
such  as  would  folloio  him  !  Hereupon  the  majority,  thus  left  in 
possession,  earnestly  declaring  that  this  meeting  had  been 
called  for  the  express  purpose  of  finally  settling  this  long-vexed 
question,  proceeded  to  choose  a  new  moderator,  a  new  society 
clerk  (Samuel  Danielson),  a  society  committee,  and  voted  to 
build  a  large  meetinghouse  on  Breakneck  Hill,  as  ordered  by 
the  General  Assembly.  The  work  went  rapidly  forward,  and 
March  28,  1744,  was  set  as  the  "raising  "  day. 

Miss  Larned  says  (Vol.  I,  page  337) : — 

A  few  days  previous  a  meeting  was  warned  by  (the  ubiquitous) 
Justice  Leavens,  to  see  wliether  or  not  to  divide  the  Society,  which 
resulted  in  another  triumph  for  the  Breakneck  party.  Boaz  Stearns 
was  cliosen  moderator.  Sixty -three  were  for  dividing  and  sixty-seven 
against  it. 

At  a  regular  society  meeting  held  Apr. '.},...  the  Breakneck  party 
were  clearly  in  the  ascendency.  Boaz  Stearns  was  chosen  moderator, 
Samuel  Danielson,  Boaz  Stearns,  Gideon  Draper  and  Joseph  Bateman 
a  committee  to  supply  the  pulpit.  It  was  then  voted,  "  That  the  so- 
ciety was  pleased  and  satisfied  with  the  meetinghouse  frame  erected 
on  the  place  prefixt  by  the  Assembly,  and  Samuel  Danielson,  Gideon 
Draper  and  Joseph  Bateman  appointed  a  committee  to  carry  on  and 
finish  said  house." 

Despite  great  opposition  and  apparent  trickery  on  the  part  of 
the  minority. 

On  August  2^11  (1744)  a  meeting  was  held,  warned  by  Samuel  Dan- 
ielson, Clerk,  which  voted  to  proceed  with  it  (the  work  on  the  new 
house)  and  levy  twelve  pence  in  the  pound  for  that  purpose. 

In  October  (1744)  both  parties  in  the  church  reiterated  their 
grievances  to  the  General  Assembly,  the  majority  reporting 
that  they  had  procured  much  material  in  an  attempt  to  carry 
out  the  Assembly's  instructions,  and  were  being  hindered  by 
an  obstinate  minority. 

[14] 


A  fourth  committee  was  theu  appointed— Colonel  Huntington,  Sim- 
eon Minor  and  Captain  Joseph  Adams— with  instructions  to  consider 
the  premises,  and  divide  the  society  if  they  thought  best.  This  com- 
mittee decided  that  division  was  not  advisable,  and  that  the  new  house  At 
Breakneck  should  he  established  as  the  meetinghouse  for  the  whole 
society. 

And  thus  it  was  that  after  fearful  turmoil  and  the  bitterest 
opposition  the  old  First  Church  of  Killingly  finally,  by  a  large 
majority,  voted  to 

Proceed  joyfully  to  finish  their  meetinghouse,  call  a  minister  and 
establish  religious  services. 

This  was  in  October,  1744.  Worship  in  the  new  house  was 
begun  at  once  upon  the  completion  of  the  building,  and  a  min- 
ister settled  either  in  the  fall  of  1744  or  early  in  1745. 

But  it  soon  appeared  that  the  persistent  minority  which  had 
so  long  proven  a  troublesome  thorn  in  the  side  of  the  old  First 
Society  did  not  propose  to  pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem, 
even  if  the  General  Assembly,  by  its  enactments  and  com- 
mittees, and  the  famous  Gov.  Roger  Walcott,  by  a  personal 
visit,  did  command  and  entreat  to  that  end. 

Little  wonder  is  it  then  that,  after  having  built  the  new 
meetinghouse  on  Breakneck,  on  the  spot  selected  by  the  fourth 
committee  sent  out  by  the  General  Court, — including  Governor 
Walcott, — and  finding  that  real  union  seemed  impossible,  the 
First  Church  of  Killingly  worshiping  on  Breakneck  Hill  united, 
in  the  interests  of  peace,  with  the  factions  in  the  north  and  in 
the  south  in  petitioning  the  General  Court  to  divide  the  parish, 
and  allow  the  brethren  living  near  the  Thompson  line  to  return 
and  worship  by  themselves  near  their  own  homes.  The  fol- 
lowing year,  1745,  this  petition  was  granted,  and  in  October 
of  the  same  year  a  dividing  line  was  agreed  upon,  from  the 
Quinebaug  River  to  Rhode  Island  Colony  line. 

So  as  to  leave  Deacon  Eleazer  Bateman's  dwelling-house  ten  rods 
north  of  said  line,  and  all  the  inhabitants  south  of  said  line  shall  re- 
main by  themselves  a  distinct  ecclesiastic  society,  and  those  who  live 
north  side  shall  be  and  by  thenaselves  become  a  distinct  ecclesiastic 
society;  save  only  and  except  Thomas  Bateman,  Nathaniel  Brown, 
Gideon  Draper,  Jun.,  Salmon  Wheat  and  other  citators,  who  have  lib- 
erty to  join  with  said  south  inhabitants,  and  also  John  Firman,  Deacon 

[15] 


Daniel  Lawrence,  Benjamin  Barret,  and  Israel  Proctor,  who  have  lib- 
erty to  join  said  northern  inhabitants.  Each  member  to  take  benefit 
of  school  money  in  proportion  to  estate. 

Thus  far  we  have  seen  that  certain  persons  who  were  dissat- 
isfied with  the  new  location  were  given  permission  to  go  off 
and  set  up  worship  and  organize  a  new  church  nearer  their 
own  homes.  Hence,  when  a  little  later  these  seceding  breth- 
ren— who  were  to  have  built  a  new  meetinghouse  near  the  site 
of  the  original  home  of  the  First  Church,  but  who  had  returned 
to  the  old  meetinghouse  instead — by  apparent  strategy  secured 
permission  to  call  themselves  the  First  Society  in  Killingly, 
while  the  church,  which,  by  direction  of  the  General  Court, 
had  built  its  new  place  of  worship  on  Breakneck  Hill,  was 
given  the  name.  The  South  (or  the  First  and  South)  Society  in 
Killingly ;  naturally  great  consternation  was  felt,  and  earnest 
protest  made  by  the  latter.*  This  protest,  however,  came  too 
late,  and  was  all  to  no  purpose.  ' '  The  Great  and  General 
Court"  refused  to  recall  the  permission  already  hastily  granted, 
so  that  in  this  way  the  North  Killingly  Church  (now  Putnam 
Heights^  came  to  have  as  its  legal  title.  The  First  (or  First  and 
Middle)  Society  in  Killingly ;  and  the  Breakneck  Hill  Church 
as  its  legal  title,  The  South  (or  First  and  SouthJ  Society  in 
Killingly. 

Thus  both  churches  seem  henceforth  to  have  claimed  and 
used  the  word  "First"  in  their  legal  title.  The  records  of  the 
church  composed  of  the  minority,  which  returned  to  what  is 
now  Putnam  Heights,  refer — after  the  division,  not  before — to 
that  body  as  ''The  First  and  Middle  Church  in  Killingly"; 


*Miss  Larned,  Vol.  I.,  p.  341,  well  says:  "  Having  with  great  magna- 
nimity, for  the  sake  of  accommodating  and  compounding  differences, 
refrained  from  opposing  society  division  on  condition  that  the  meet- 
inghouse they  had  built  should  remain  within  their  limits,  they 
supposed  they  would  remain  and  be  acknowledged  as  theirs*  society 
in  the  township,  but  to  their  consternation  the  middle  (or  Killingly 
Hill  Minority)  society  claimed  that  distinction.  Once  more  the  south 
(or  Breakneck  Hill)  settlers  repaired  in  great  wrath  to  the  Assembly, 
declaring  that  their  neighbors  ought  not  to  be  the  first  society,  nor  did 
the  bill  entitle  them  to  it,  but  was  so  drawn  that  neither  division  was 
denominated,  and  "  praying  that  they  might  be  and  remain  the  first 
society,  and  be  called  by  that  name." 

[16] 


while  in  the  sermon  already  quoted  from,  "Priest  Wliitmore" 
says  that  the  Breakneck  Hill  Church  was  known  as  the  "First 
and  South  Society  of  Killingly."* 

There  is  no  evidence  of  any  reorganization  at  that  time 
other  than  as  any  church  might  reorganize  for  better  work 
after  some  trying  experience,  such  as  a  modern  summer  va- 
cation or  the  loss  of  a  considerable  number  from  its  member- 
ship. It  was  the  First  Church  of  Killingly  which  the  General 
Court  had  authorized  to  move  to  Breakneck  Hill,  and  which 
by  a  majority  vote  had  thus  moved.  And  here  the  whole 
church  seems  to  have  worshiped  together  as  the  First  Church 
in  Killingly  for  at  least  a  series  of  months.  Sometime  later — 
in  October,  1745 — the  General  Court  divided  the  parish,  and 
allowed  that  portion  which  was  dissatisfied  with  the  new 
location  to  move  back  to  the  old  region  and  to  build  a  new 
meetinghouse  there. 

Though  the  General  Court,  by  some  strange  means,  had 
authorized  the  portion  of  the  church  which  had  decided  to 
worship  in  the  old  meetinghouse  till  a  new  one  could  be  built, 
to  assume  the  name.  The  First  (or  First  and  Middle)  Society  in 
Killingly,  the  General  Court  did  not,  and  of  course  could  not, 
change  the  date  of  the  organization  of  this  Breakneck  Hill 
Church,  which  had  occurred  exactly  thirty  years  before,  Octo- 
ber 19,  1715.  With  these  facts  in  mind  it  is  easy  to  see  why 
the  church  should  have  been  known  for  many  subsequent  years 
as  "  The  First  and  South  Society  in  Killingly."  t 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  Priest  Whitmore  says  that  the 
lot  of  land  comprising  some  three  or  four  acres  on  Breakneck 
Hill,  given  to  the  First  Society  by  Mr.  Eliphalet  Warren,  was 

*Dr.  Rice  says  that  the  term  "So.  Society"  or  South  Parish  was 
commonly  applied  to  the  First  Church  of  Killingly  to  distinguish  it 
from  the  "  Thompson  church,  which  was  the  North  parish." 

t  Dr.  Rice  alludes  to  the  fact  that  in  his  day  there  had  been  dis- 
cussion as  to  whether  the  church  on  Breakneck  Hill  or  the  one  on 
Killingly  Hill  was  really  the  First  Church  of  Killingly,  as  both  had 
claimed  the  name.  He  inclined  to  think  that  the  Killingly  Hill  Church 
was  entitled  to  the  name,  but  based  his  opinions  largely  upon  the  fact  that 
the  Breakneck  Hill  records  were  lost,  and  that  if  they  could  be  found  they  would 
probably  confirm  that  claim  !  In  the  wondrous  providence  of  God  they 
have  since  been  found  (the  first  ten  or  twelve  years  of  them)  and 
show  just  the  opposite. 


in  his  day  (1841)  still  owned  by  the  Breakneck  Hill  Parish,  and 
by  them  had  been  let  to  the  town  for  a  term  of  ninety-nine  years. 

We  have  already  seen  that  the  Rev.  John  Fisk,  the  first  min- 
ister of  the  church,  was  dismissed  from  his  pastorate  by 
council,  at  his  own  request,  in  1741.  It  is  a  most  interesting 
and  gratifying  circumstance  that  despite  the  unhappy  feelings 
incident  to  the  termination  of  his  long  and  faithful  pastorate, 
and  the  change  of  location  from  ''Old  Killingly  Hill"  to 
"  Breakneck  Hill,"  and  the  secession  the  following  year  of  the 
minority,  to  set  up  separate  worship  by  themselves  in  the  old 
meetinghouse,  yet  the  subsequent  relations  of  the  two  churches 
— or  of  the  two  parts  of  the  one  old  First  Society  in  Killingly — 
seem,  when  once  the  division  had  been  accomplished,  to  have 
been  wholly  amicable  and  cordial. 

The  Rev.  Nehemiah  Barker,  pastor  of  the  old  church  on 
Breakneck  Hill,  is  recorded  as  having  married  the  Rev.  Mr. 
Aaron  Brown  and  Mrs.  Damaris  Howe,  iS'ovember  21,  1754,  and 
as  having  helped  examine,  ordain  and  install  him  as  pastor  of 
the  neio  First  Church  on  Killingly  Hill  Wednesday,  December 
9th,  following.  And  this  delightful  intercourse  and  Christian 
fellowship  seems  to  have  continued  through  all  the  succeeding 
years. 

The  First  Church  of  Killingly  had  for  its 

Second  Minister  the  Rev.  Nehemiah  Barkek. 

The  new  meetinghouse  on  Breakneck  Hill  was  erected,  as 
we  have  seen,  in  1744.  Mr.  Whitmore  says,  "As  soon  as  the 
house  was  in  a  situation  to  hold  public  worship,  '  preaching 
was  performed '  in  it,  and  the  Rev.  Nehemiah  Barker  received 
a  call  and  was  settled  as  the  minister  and  pastor  of  the  First 
Church  and  Society  in  1745,  as  near  as  can  be  ascertained  " — 
being  ordained  and  installed  February  26, 1745.  He  also  says  that 
no  record  of  the  exact  date  of  Mr.  Barker's  settlement  could 
be  found  in  his  day,  the  records  of  the  Breakneck  Hill  Church 
having  been  lost,  but  that  it  could  not  have  been  later  than 
1745^  as  the  town  records  show  that  he  performed  a  wedding 
ceremony  that  year.  That  his  ministry  continued  at  least  ten 
years  seems  evident  from  the  fact  that  the  town  records  show 
that  he  performed  another  marriage  ceremony  as  late  as  1755. 

[18] 


It  is  an  interesting  circumstance  that  a  portion  of  these  rec- 
ords were  discovered  several  years  ago — after  they  had  been 
missing  for  a  century  or  so — in  the  attic  of  a  family  in  West 
Torrington,  Conn.,  and  in  1897  were  presented  to  the  town  of 
Killingly  by  the  Rev.  William  S.  Hutchins  of  Indian  Orchard, 
Mass. 

They  cover  a  period  of  only  about  ten  years,  from  1745  to 
1755.  The  remainder  of  the  records  are  believed  to  have  been 
burned.  Hence  it  is  impossible  to  say  how  many  were  added 
to  membership  during  this  ministry.  * 

So  far  as  can  be  judged  from  this  distance  of  time,  the  minis- 
try of  Mr.  Barker  was  as  successful  as  could  reasonably  have 
been  expected.  The  fragments  of  the  records  that  have  come 
to  light  are  methodical  and  singularly  distinct.  They  show 
that  during  this  pastorate  fourteen  persons  were  received  to 
full  communion  on  confession  of  their  faith,  and  eleven  by  let- 
ter. There  is  also  a  list  of  seventy-eight  children  who  were 
baptized  during  the  same  period.  Upon  leaving  Killingly  he 
is  reported  to  have  accepted  a  call  to  a  church  on  Long  Island, 
X.  Y. 

Continuing  with  the  history  of  the  First  and  South  Church 
on  Breakneck  Hill,  Mr.  Whitmore  says  that  soon  after  the  dis- 
missal of  Mr.  Barker  the  question  as  to  the  wisdom  of  remov- 
ing to  a  more  accessible  location  than  the  top  of  Breakneck 
Hill  began  to  be  agitated  and  it  was  decided  to  remove  to  what 
is  now  known  as  Killingly  Centre.  The  precise  date  of  this 
removal  Mr.  Whitmore  was  unable  to  learn  with  certainty,  but 
after  investigation  he  believed  it  to  have  occurred  about  1757 
or  1758 — some  two  or  three  years  after  the  dismissal  of  Mr. 
Barker.  Either  to  facilitate  removal  or  for  some  other  reason, 
he  says,  the  timbers  of  the  building  were  cut  off  by  some  ten 
or  eleven  feet,  making  the  audience  room  in  the  new  location 
considerably  smaller  than  it  originally  was.  Mr.  Whitmore 
writing  in  1841  adds,  "  Many  remember  the  house  in  its  last 
location,  where  it  was  occupied  many  years  as  a  townhouse." 
We  who  live  to-day  know  that  our  present  townhouse,  standing 
upon  the  site  of  the  remodeled  meetinghouse  at  Killingly 
Centre,  was  to  a  considerable  extent  built  of  the  same 
timbers. 

[19] 


The  Third  Minister,  the  Eev.  Eden  Burroughs,  D.D.,* 
says  in  records  kept  by  himself,  that  he  came  to  the  old  church 
worshiping  in  the  remodeled  house  at  Killingly  Centre,  August 
29,  1759,  and  "  preached  on  probation  till  November  following," 
Mr.  Whitmore  says  that  "  he  was  ordained  (and  no  doubt  in- 
stalled) Jan.  23, 1760,  aged  23,"  and  continued  in  this  pastorate 
"  about  eleven  years."  He  adds  that  the  exact  date  of  its  close 
is  uncertain,  but  that  it  was  probably  some  time  in  1771,  as 

I  find  a  record  of  a  ministerial  act  performed  by  him  June  the  25th, 
1771.  The  dwelling  house  that  he  built  is  standing,  and  is  owned  and 
occupied  (1841)  by  Mr.  Barzillai  Fisher. 

Dr.  Rice  says  that  Dr.  Burroughs  was  pastor  "about  twelve 
years,  from  January  23, 1760."  Mr.  Whitmore  quotes  the  letter 
of  Mr.  Burroughs  accepting  the  call  to  the  old  church,  as  show- 
ing him  to  be  a  man  of  ability  and  of  thoroughly  evangelical  ear- 
nestness. 

The  loss  of  the  church  records  makes  it  impossible  to  know 
how  many  were  added  to  the  membership  of  the  church  during 
Dr.  Burroughs'  ministry. 

Upon  leaving  Killingly  late  in  1771  or  1772,  Mr.  Burroughs  went 
to  Hanover,  N.  H.,  where  for  nearly  forty  years  longer  he  was 
pastor  of  the  church  close  by  that  "  charity  school  for  Indians  " 
later  known  as  Dartmouth  College,  which  had  been  moved 
from  Windham  County,  Conn.,  by  its  founder,  Rev.  Eleazar 
Wheelock.  This  Rev.  Eden  Burroughs — with  whose  son's 
pranks  when  a  student  at  Hanover  all  Dartmouth  men  are 
familiar — died  in  1810  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five  or 
eighty-six  in  the  pastorate  of  the  Congregational  Church  at 
Hartford,  Vt.,  across  the  Connecticut  River  from  Hanover, 
whither  he  had  been  called  from  his  Dartmouth  College 
pastorate. 

To  return  once  more  to  our  First  and  South  or  Breakneck 
Hill  Society,  now  worshiping  at  Killingly  Centre,  Mr.  Whit- 
more says  that  following  the  removal  of  Mr.  Burroughs  to  the 
Dartmouth  College  pastorate,  the  people  became  considerably 
discouraged.  In  connection  with  this  remark  it  should  be 
remembered  that  it  was  a  time  of  widespread  religious  declen- 


*The  honorary  degree  of  D.D.  was  conferred  upon  its  warm  friend, 
Mr.  Burroughs,  by  Dartmouth  College  after  his  removal  to  Hanover. 

[20] 


sion.  ''The  Society  had  preaching  only  occasionally,  and  the 
church  languished.  Some  of  the  meeting  folks  sold  and  moved 
away.''  Of  those  who  remained  some  connected  themselves 
with  neighboring  churches,  some  with  the  church  in  Brooklyn, 
and  others  with  the  church  in  Xorth  Killingly ;  while  he  inti- 
mates, but  does  not  state,  that  some  were  drawn  in  with  the 
party  of  Separates  or  New  Lights  "  in  what,"  he  says,  "  is  now 
(1841)  called  South  Killingly.""  He  adds  that  when  he  came  to 
Killingly  (in  1812),  "the  tabernacle  of  David  had  fallen." 

But  though  weak,  it  was  still  a  regular  Congregational  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ.  A  period  of  ten  or  more  years  follows  of  which 
we  have  no  definite  record,  although  in  noting  this  fact  it  should 
also  be  noted  that  churches  moved  much  more  slowly  in  those 
days  than  now.  Four  or  five  or  even  ten  years  was  not  a  very 
unusual  time  for  a  church  to  be  without  a  minister. 

Mr.  Fisk  had  labored  five  years  before  there  were  eleven  men 
to  be  organized  into  a  church  ;  it  was  four  years  after  his  pas- 
torate closed  before  his  successor,  Mr.  Barker,  came,  and  we 
shall  presently  see  that  in  the  later  history  of  our  church,  it 
was  eight  years  after  the  erection  of  the  new  meetinghouse  in 
the  west  field  before  they  had  a  settled  minister. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  in  this  connection  that  according  to 
Dr.  Rice  in  his  semi-centennial  sermon,  the  church  in  South 
Killingly  ''for  a  quarter  of  a  century  after  the  dismission  of 
Mr.  Day  (in  1826)  .  .  .  had  no  pastor,  and  some  of  the  time  no 
regular  preaching.  Several  persons  supplied  the  pulpit  for  a 
longer  or  shorter  time."  Later  it  again  became  fiourishing 
and  influential.  In  the  same  connection  it  is  significant  that 
the  church  which  was  continued  by  the  minority  in  the  old 
meetinghouse  on  Killingly  Hill — now  Putnam  Heights — has 
not  had  an  installed  pastor  for  several  decades  past.* 

But  the  old  church  on  Putnam  Heights  is  not  extinct,  and 
has  as  good  a  right,  ecclesiastically,  to  call  itself  a  Congrega- 

*Mr.  Chas.  D.  Torrey,  the  present  clerk  of  this  Putnam  Heights 
Church,  as  it  is  now  called,  writes  the  compiler  under  date  of  April 
27, 1904,  that  they  have  had  no  regnlar,  settled  ministry  since  the  dis- 
missal of  Rev.  B.  H.  Hopkinson  from  his  four  years'  pastorate  in  1856. 
He  adds  that  "  the  church  records  do  not  show  who  were  the  supply- 
ing preachers"  even,  "for  thirty  years  at  least,"  and  that  no  services 
are  even  attempted  except  in  summer. 

[21] 


tional  church  as  has  the  Old  South  Church  of  Boston,  or  any- 
other  similar  organization  in  the  world.  Its  few  members  and 
many  friends  hope  and  earnestly  pray  that  in  the  good  provi- 
dence of  God  it  may  yet  become  once  more  a  power  in  the 
world  for  good. 

We  do  not  know  how  much  of  the  long  interregnum  follow- 
ing Mr.  Burroughs'  retirement  was  occupied  with  ''stated  sup- 
plies," or  with  meeting  by  themselves  for  worship.  Mr. 
Whitmore  says  that  "  the  society  had  preaching  occasionally." 
Dr.  Rice  says  that  the  old  church  continued  ''about  forty 
years,"  from  1746,  having  in  the  meanwhile  removed  from 
Breakneck  Hill  to  Killingly  Centre.  This  would  make  it  ex- 
istent till  1786  at  least,  which  was  only  ten  years  before  the 
new  meetinghouse  appears  in  "the  west  field."  He  also  adds 
that  the  old  meetinghouse  stood  till  "  about  twenty-five  years 
ago  (which  would  bring  it  to  1826),  when  it  was  pulled  down 
and  a  part  of  it  used  in  our  present  townhouse. 

There  seems  to  have  been  a  certain  period  during  which  no 
regular  worship  was  had.  Still,  though  much  reduced  in 
strength  and  numbers,  the  old  First  and  South  or  Breakneck 
Hill  Church  of  Jesus  Christ,  located  at  Killingly  Centre,  yet 
lived.  It  would  be  interesting  to  know  how  many  of  the 
members  were  still  resident.  This  we  have  no  means  of  know- 
ing. Poor  creatures,  they  do  seem  to  have  been  pretty  well 
discouraged  I  Some  years  before  this  they  had  some  two  hun- 
dred members  or  more.  Perhaps  now  they  had  not  more  than 
a  hundred,  or  perhaps  fifty,  or  even  a  score  or  two  of  members. 
We  have  no  means  of  knowing  just  how  many.  Mr.  Whitmore 
says  that  "the  tabernacle  of  David  had  fallen."  No  doubt; 
but  He  who  had  said  that  "though  a  corn  of  wheat  fall  into 
the  ground  and  die,  it  shall  yet  bring  forth  much  fruit,"  had 
not  forgotten  it. 

Our  ax)preciation  of  the  difficulties  and  perplexities  against 
which  this  old  church — our  Alma  Mater — was  struggling  will 
be  aided  if  we  glance  for  a  moment  at  the  conditions  by  which 
that  band  of  followers  was  surrounded.  It  was  a  time  of 
fearful  stress  for  individuals  and  for  the  nation.  The  mightiest 
struggle  for  human  liberty  which  the  world  has  known  occurred 
within  this  period. 

[22] 


The  entire  spiritual  horizon  of  that  day  exhibited  clouds 
which  were  portentous  indeed.  Perhaps  never  in  the  history 
of  the  modern  world  has  Christianity  witnessed  a  darker  hour 
than  that  which  settled  down  upon  the  American  churches  as 
the  eighteenth  century  was  drawing  toward  its  close.  The 
philosophic  deism  of  Jefferson  and  his  followers,  Tom  Paine's 
Age  of  Beason,  with  its  immoral  influences,  united  with  other 
evil  tendencies  of  the  time  to  produce  a  result  the  enormity  of 
whose  evil  portent  almost  beggars  description.  This  low  state 
of  the  spiritual  life  seems  to  have  been  characteristic  not  of 
some  one  locality,  but  of  the  country  at  large.  It  affected  in- 
stitutions of  learning,  commercial  life,  and  churches  as  well. 
In  1782  Princeton  College  had  among  its  students  only  two 
who  even  professed  to  be  Christians.  In  his  invaluable  History 
of  American  Christianity,  Dr.  Leonard  W.  Bacon  tells  us  that 
in  1798  the  Presbyterian  General  Assembly,  representing  the 
dominant  religious  force  of  the  region,  spoke  thus  concerning 
the  religious  condition  of  the  country : — 

"  '  Formidable  innovations  and  convulsions  in  Europe,'  says 
this  conservative  body,  'threaten  destruction  to  morals  and 
religion.  Scenes  of  devastation  and  bloodshed  unexampled  in 
the  history  of  modern  nations  have  convulsed  the  world,  and 
our  country  is  threatened  with  similar  calamities.  We  per- 
ceive with  pain  and  fearful  apprehension  a  general  dereliction 
of  religious  principles  and  practice  among  our  fellow  citizens  ; 
a  visible  and  prevailing  impiety  and  contempt  for  the  laws  and 
institutions  of  religion ;  and  an  abounding  infidelity,  which  in 
many  instances  tends  to  atheism  itself.  The  profligacy  and 
corruption  of  the  public  morals  have  advanced  with  a  progress 
proportionate  to  our  declension  in  religion.  Profaneness,  pride, 
luxury,  injustice,  intemperance,  lewdness,  and  every  species  of 
debauchery  and  loose  indulgence  greatly  abound.'  " 

That  religious  opinions  were  at  least  in  a  state  of  flux  at 
Harvard  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  in  1805  Henry  Ware,  long 
a  Unitarian  minister  at  Hingham,  Mass.,  was,  amid  many  pro- 
tests, called  to  the  Howard  Chair  of  Divinity  in  Harvard  Col- 
lege, which  had  been  founded  in  1722  by  Thomas  Hollis,  of 
London,  England,  a  Baptist  friend  of  New  England,  for  the 
training  of  godly  youth  for  the  evangelical  ministry. 

[23] 


The  outlook  in  the  Episcopal  denomination  was,  if  possible, 
still  more  discouraging.  Dr.  Bacon  tells  us  that,  completely 
disheartened.  Bishop  Provoost,  of  New  York,  had  relinquished 
his  work,  thinking  that  Episcopacy  could  not  much  longer 
continue,  and  that  Chief  Justice  Marshall  and  Bishop  Madi- 
son, of  Virginia,  were  a  unit  in  thinking  that  the  Church  was 
too  far  gone  ever  to  be  revived. 

Even  the  fiery  zeal  of  early  Methodism  felt  the  dreadful  dark- 
ness, and  for  the  three  years  ending  with  1796, — the  year  in 
which  the  new  meetinghouse  was  built  in  the  west  field, — their 
total  membership  in  the  United  States — comparatively  small 
at  best — diminished  at  the  rate  of  about  four  thousand  a  year. 

The  condition  of  the  border  states,  as  illustrated  in  Peter 
Cartwright's  description  of  the  state  of  things  in  Kentucky  and 
Tennessee,  is  in  keeping  with  all  the  rest,  and  suggests  the 
fearful  pass  to  which  things  had  come. 

Even  our  own  Yale,  which  had  been  founded  nearly  a  century 
earlier,  especially  for  the  training  of  a  godly  and  scholarly  min- 
istry, had  become  a  hotbed  for  infidelity  and  immorality. 

The  writer's  grandfather,  though  afterwards  an  eminent 
minister,  left  Yale  a  rabid  deist  shortly  before  President  Dwight 
came,  and  has  left  strong  testimony  as  to  the  demoralizing  in- 
fluence of  the  college  as  the  last  decade  of  the  eighteenth 
century  came  into  being.  In  his  autobiography  Dr.  Lyman 
Beecher,  then  a  sophomore,  vividly  describes  the  state  of 
things  at  Yale  in  1795,  when  President  Dwight  took  the  presi- 
dency of  the  struggling  college :  "  Before  he  (President  Dwight) 
came  the  college  was  in  a  most  ungodly  state.  The  college 
church  was  almost  extinct.  Most  of  the  students  were  skep- 
tical, and  rowdies  were  plenty.  Wine  and  liquors  were  kept  in 
many  rooms ;  intemperance,  profanity,  gambling,  and  licen- 
tiousness were  common.  .  .  .  Boys  that  dressed  flax  in  the 
barn,  as  I  used  to,  read  Tom  Paine  and  believed  him.  .  .  . 
Most  of  the  class  before  me  were  infidels,  and  called  each  other 
Voltaire,  Rousseau,  D'Alembert,"  etc. 

Thus  we  see  that  the  low  estate  of  the  old  First  and  South 
Parish  Church  in  Killingly  was  only  one  phase  of  the  very 
widespread  religious  declension  of  the  time,  though  possibly 
somewhat  aggravated  by  local  conditions.     Who  can  wonder 

[24] 


that  amid  such  an  environment,  and  breathing  such  an  atmos- 
phere, the  little  hand  of  resident  members  of  the  old  church 
became  somewhat  disheartened?  No  doubt  that  Mr.  Whit- 
more  expressed  the  feeling  of  many  when  he  said  that  "the 
tabernacle  of  David  had  fallen."  But  let  us  not  forget  that 
the  covenant-keeping  God  had  not  fallen.  He  who  hath  said, 
"When  thou  passest  through  the  waters  I  will  be  with  thee, 
and  through  the  rivers  they  shall  not  overflow  thee,"  and  who 
said,  "  He  that  believeth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead  yet  shall 
he  live" — He  whose  are  all  the  covenant  mercies — had  not 
forgotten  even  that  dormant  or  discouraged  church  of  Jesus 
Christ.  Yale  College  Church  had  only  two  members  when  Dr. 
Dwight  came  to  the  presidency  in  1795,  and  another  church  I 
heard  of  in  later  years  had  come  to  have  only  one  member. 
But  they  were  churches  of  Jesus  Christ  all  the  same,  and  were 
acknowledged  as  such.  A  church  does  not  cease  to  exist  just 
because  it  omits  its  services  for  a  Sunday,  or  for  a  month,  or  a 
year,  or  a  series  of  years  for  that  matter,  so  long  as  it  does  not 
disband.  And  here  at  Killingly  there  were  evidently  praying 
hearts.  Who  shall  say  what  crying  to  God  there  may  have 
been  in  secret '? 

We  have  noted  the  widespread  religious  declension  of  the 
time.  One  is  thankful  to  be  able  to  add  that  certain  encourag- 
ing signs  began  to  appear.  Here  and  there  in  secret  places 
God  seems  to  have  had  the  seven  thousand  who  had  not  bowed 
the  knee  to  Baal, — a  faithful  few  who  were  sending  up  a 
mighty  cry  to  the  covenant-keeping  God.  This  was  true  in 
Killingly  and  elsewhere.  No  view^  of  the  close  of  the  eight- 
eenth century  from  a  religious  standpoint  w^ould  be  complete 
that  should  not  make  recognition  of  another  important  fact 
than  that  mentioned  a  moment  ago.  The  prayers  of  devout 
hearts  who  cried  mightily  to  God  from  out  the  darkness  which 
was  upon  the  land  and  upon  the  churches  were  at  length 
heard,  so  that  before  the  century  closed  there  were  indications 
of  a  spiritual  quickening.  In  his  scholarly  and  fascinating 
History  of  the  Congregationalists  in  the  United  States,  Prof. 
Williston  Walker,  of  Yale  University,  tells  us  that  in  1791  a 
religious  revival  of  great  power  developed  in  Yarmouth,  Me.  ; 
in  1792,  in  Lee,  Mass.,  in  East  Haddam  and  Lyme  in  this  state. 

[2  5] 


So  rapid  was  the  spread  of  this  precious  divine  flame  that 
within  a  very  few  years  it  had  appeared  throughout  New  Eng- 
land, the  Middle  States,  and  what  was  then  known  as  the 
Western  Reserve.  Professor  Walker  quotes  the  late  Dr.  Ed- 
ward D.  Griffin,  of  New  Hartford,  Conn.,  as  saying:  "  '  I  saw  a 
continual  succession  of  heavenly  sprinklings  ...  in  Connec- 
ticut, until  in  1799  I  could  stand  at  my  door  in  New  Hartford, 
.  .  .  and  number  fifty  or  sixty  contiguous  congregations  laid 
down  in  one  field  of  divine  wonders,  and  as  many  more  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  New  England.'  These  spiritual  awakenings, 
though  local,  were  often  of  great  strength,  and  they  appeared 
here  and  there  in  New  England  and  beyond  year  after  year. 
The  powerful  revivals  of  1799  were  prolonged  at  least  till  1805, 
and  then,  though  lessened,  did  not  wholly  cease.  In  1802  Yale 
College  was  greatly  stirred.  The  years  1807  and  1808  were 
seasons  of  quickening  in  Rhode  Island  and  Western  Massa- 
chusetts. From  1815  to  1818  one  sixth  of  all  the  towns  of 
Connecticut,  Massachusetts  and  New  Hampshire  were  much 
moved,  while  in  Rutland  County,  Vermont,  there  was  almost  a 
spiritual  revolution." 

In  Killingly  as  elsewhere  there  seems  to  have  been  a  little 
band — at  least  a  few  individuals — who  were  crying  to  God  in 
secret,  and  who,  like  Simeon  of  old,  were  "waiting"  for  the 
consolation  of  Israel.  That  this  was  true  is  evidenced,  I 
think,  by  what  followed.  Mr.  Whitmore  says  that  after  the 
lapse  of  nearly  a  score  of  years,  during  which  regular  services 
had  been,  for  the  most  part,  at  least,  discontinued,  "it  was 
thought  best  to  arise  and  build";  that  is,  the  members  who 
remained  of  the  old  First  and  South  or  Breakneck  Hill  Church 
of  Killingly  Centre,  which  had  been  organized  in  1715  with 
Rev.  John  Fisk  of  Harvard  as  its  first  pastor,  the  Rev.  Nehe- 
miah  Barker  as  its  second,  and  the  Rev.  Eden  Burroughs  as  its 
tliird  minister,  resolved  to  arise  and  by  the  blessing  of  God  to 
rebuild  the  old  church.  "After  several  meetings  and  much 
conversation,"  those  who  felt  disposed  to  build  decided  that, 
on  the  whole,  it  would  be  wiser  to  change  the  location  once 
more,  and  to  rebuild  in  the  "west  field"  instead  of  in  the 
"east  field"  at  Killingly  Centre.  Hence  in  1796 — no  doubt 
after  years   of   deliberation  and  preparation — they  provided 

[26] 


funds  and  raised  the  new  meetinghouse  in  the  west  field,  Dr. 
Penuel  Hutchins  and  Mr.  Robert  Howe  giving  the  noble  site, — 
a  building  "  which  we  now  occupy,"  Mr.  Whitmore  says  in  his 
1841  Thanksgiving  sermon  already  referred  to.  (Mr.  Whit- 
more gives  the  date  of  the  new  meetinghouse  as  1798,  but  the 
preponderance  of  evidence  seems  in  favor  of  a  date  two  years 
earlier,  as  Mr.  Isaac  T.  Hutchins  in  a  brief  autobiographical 
article  still  extant,  mentions  the  erection  of  the  new  house  in 
Westfield  as  one  of  two  or  three  memorable  occurrences  which 
marked  the  year  of  his  own  birth,  which  was  1796.)  "There 
were  a  few  members  of  the  church  still  living,"  he  says,  "■  and 
the  following  season  (which  would  be  1797)  they  began  to  look 
after  the  missing  ones."  Meanwhile  the  means  of  grace  were, 
of  course,  continued  in  the  new  house  of  worship.  Thus  sev- 
eral years  go  by  in  the  midst  of  heroic  endeavor  and  of  evi- 
dently increasing  encouragement. 

At  least  two  facts  must  be  considered  in  order  to  understand 
the  important  step  which  soon  followed,  involving  once  more  a 
change  of  name  for  the  old  church. 

(1)  Although  the  legislature  had,  late  in  1745,  given  the  old 
church  the  title  of  "■  The  South  or  the  First  and  South  Society 
in  Killingly,"  and  although  it  had  for  the  years  since  been 
known  by  the  latter  title,  yet  it  must  be  remembered  that  in 
the  meantime  the  party  of  Separates,  who  in  1734-5  had  been 
given  permission  to  worship  by  themselves  five  months  of  the 
year,  had  organized  a  church  in  1746  in  that  part  of  the  town 
which  had  later  come  to  be  known  as  South  Killingly;  and 
that  thus  in  1796  there  were  two  churches  only  three  or  four 
miles  apart  with  titles  confusingly  similar,  one  being  known 
as  the  First  and  South  Society  in  Killingly,  the  other  as  the 
Church  in  South  Killingly. 

(2)  When,  too,  we  remember  that  in  those  days,  before  the 
churches  had  learned  the  modern,  easy-going  method  of  simply 
dropping  the  names  of  inconvenient  absentees,  it  was  felt  to 
be  a  matter  of  great  responsibility  to  look  up  and  properly 
care  for  absent  members,  it  is  easy  to  see  that  the  thought  of  a 
possible  reorganization  of  the  church  with  one  more  change  of 
name  would  help  to  avoid  confusion  and  in  various  ways  aid 
the  church  in  the  work  before  it. 

[2  7] 


It  woiild  be  interesting  to  know  how  many  members  there 
were  at  this  time,  and  how  many  of  them  were  absentees. 
For  this,  however,  the  data  are  wanting.  Some  half  a  century 
before  this  the  membership  had  exceeded  two  hundred,  as  we 
have  seen.  "  There  were  a  few  living  "  as  late  as  his  own  pas- 
torate, says  Mr.  Whitmore,  "  who  were  members  of  the  church 
in  Mr.  Burroughs'  time,  but  on  the  whole,  a  reorganization 
was  deemed  expedient." 

And  thus  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  August,  1801,  after 
repeated  preliminary  conferences — in  the  house  of  Dr.  Penuel 
Hutchins,  on  June  29th,  and  in  the  presence  of  the  pastors  of 
the  neighboring  churches  of  South  Killingly,  Brooklyn  and 
Plainfield,  and  at  Zadoc  Hutchins',  July  13th,  at  4  p.  m.,  and 
elsewhere — this  old  First  and  South  Society  Church  of  Kil- 
lingly, by  aid  of  an  ecclesiastical  council,  escaped  several  per- 
plexing questions  by  changing  its  name  so  as  to  become  known 
as  ''the  new  Church  of  Christ  in  the  West  Society  of  Kil- 
lingly " — in  "  the  west  field.""  * 

The  low  estate  to  which  ecclesiastical  matters  had  come  in 
that  time  of  fearful  religious  declension  further  appears  in  the 
fact  that  for  a  number  of  years  even  the  formality  of  a  com- 
munion service  had  not  been  had  by  these  professing  Christians. 
A  committee  appointed  to  provide  facilities  for  the  observing 
of  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper  reported  to  an  ad- 
journed meeting  October  24,  1801,  at  the  house  of  Zadoc 
Hutchins,  that, 


*  The  question  naturally  arises  at  this  point  as  to  who  were  the  men 
who  thus  sought  to  renew  their  covenant.  The  compiler  has  been 
unahle  to  get  absolute  proof  that  the  seven  men  who  were  in  the 
church  at  its  reorganization  were  all  descended  from  those  who  were 
in  the  old  church  long  before,  but  a  prolonged  and  careful  study  of  the 
subject  leaves  him  with  a  profound  conviction  that  that  was  probably 
the  case. 

James  Danielson  of  the  reorganization  was  certainly  a  grandson  of 
the  Samuel  Danielson  who  so  valiantly,  and  with  notable  zeal  and  jus- 
tice, led  the  majority  through  the  Breakneck  Hill  controversy,  and 
great  grandson  of  James  Danielson,  who  united  with  the  church  at  its 
organization  in  1715,  and  of  his  wife,  Mrs.  Mary  Danielson,  who  in 
1732  presented  to  the  church  the  costly  silver  chalice  which,  with  its 
mutes,  we  still  occasionally  use  in  lieu  of  our  individual  cups. 

We  know  that  Hutchins  is  .i  name  that  had  been  frequently  appear- 

[28] 


There  was  no  church  furniture  to  be  found  except  what  was  at  Col. 
(Wm.)  Danielson's,  viz.,  a  Flaggou  and  one  Cuii. 

As  to  what  had  become  of  the  missing  pieces  of  the  com- 
munion '^furniture"  nothing  is  said.  If  they  ever  appeared 
no  record  is  made  of  the  fact.  The  whole  matter  seems  to  have 
been  dismissed  (at  least  so  far  as  any  official  notice  is  con- 
cerned) with  the  statement, — 

The  brethren  agi-eed  to  purchase  the  necessary  furniture,  and  Dis- 
solved the  meeting. 

In  view  of  the  long  time  during  which  no  communion  season 
was  observed,  it  is  no  wonder  that  a  minute  adopted  by  them 
June  29,  1801,  more  than  five  years  after  they  had  built  their 
new  meetinghouse  in  the  west  field,  declares  that, — 

Being  sensible  that  we  have  lived  in  the  neglect  of  those  duties 
which  God  in  his  word  has  injoined  upon  mankind  to  perform,  and 
Especially  those  who  are  heads  of  Families,  and  being  brought  (as  we 
trust)  to  a  just  sence  of  our  sins  and  Enequities,  and  our  lost  ondone 
State  by  nature.  Brought  by  the  Grace  of  God  (as  we  hope)  to  confess 
our  Sins  to  God  and  one  another,  and  Depending  upon  the  mercy  of 
God  through  the  Atonement  and  intercession  of  Jesus  Christ  to  take 
up  our  cross  and  follow  him  and  walk  together  as  the  heirs  of  the 
grace  of  God,  and  feeling  it  our  Duty  to  make  known  our  minds  to  a 
number  of  our  Neighbors  we  proceed  to  renew  our  Covenant  with 
God, 

and  to  reorganize  the  old  church. 

The  first  Church  meeting  that  was  held  after  the  Establishment  of  the 
nevj  Church  was  held  at  the  House  of  Zadoc  Spalding  the  10th  of 
October,  1801. 

ing  in  the  church  records  long  before  Dr.  Penuel  or  Mr.  Shubael  came 
to  light.  It  had  been  a  familiar  name  at  least  since  "  Wyman  and  Ab- 
agail  Hutchins  renewed  their  covenant  Sept.  14,  1736;"  since  Joseph 
Hutchius  and  Zuriah  his  wife,  and  Ruth  Hutchins  were  "received  to 
full  communion  June  26, 1737;  and  since  John  Hutchins  was  a  member 
as  per  an  undated  list  in  Mr.  Fisk's  handwriting  apparently  dating  from 
near  the  close  of  his  ministry  in  1741. 

Boaz  Stearns  of  the  reorganization  at  least  reminds  us  of  the  Dea- 
con Boaz  Stearns  who  was  elected  to  the  diaconate  in  1746;  while 
Zadoc  Spalding  at  least  suggests  others  of  the  same  name  since  the 
day  when  on  August  29, 1725,  Jacob  and  Hannah  Spalding  were  re- 
ceived by  Mr.  Fisk"to  full  communion;"  and  since  that  other  day 
when  on  April  29, 1733,  "Stephen  Spalding  and  Mary  his  wife"  were 
received  to  a  similar  relation. 

[29] 


One  of  many  incidental  confirmations  of  the  antiquity  of  our 
church  as  here  brought  to  view  is  suggested  by  the  significant 
phrase  used  at  the  reorganization — the  "iVe?y  Church  of  Christ 
in  the  West  Society  in  Killingly  " — as  if  in  contradistinction 
from  the  old  church  that  had  moved  over  from  "  the  east 
field''  to  "the  west  field  "  and  built  a  new  meetinghouse  five 
years  before  in  1796. 

A  second  confirmation  appears  in  the  inscription  borne  by 
one  of  the  chalices  in  our  old  communion  service,  "The  Gift 
of  Mrs.  Mary  Danielson  to  the  First  Church  in  Killingly,  1732.''' 
It  is  unnecessary  to  say  that  the  church  must  have  been  in 
existence  before  that  communion  cup  was  presented  to  it. 

On  January  7,  1802,  "  pewter  tankards  "  were  purchased  for 
the  communion  table  at  a  cost  of  $6,  and  were  paid  for  by  "  an 
average  among  the  brethren,"  and  on  that  day  Widow  Sarah 
Danielson,  relict  to  Col.  William  Danielson,  deceased,  pre- 
sented "  for  the  use  of  the  communion  table  a  table-cloth  and 
napkins,  suitable  and  very  ornamental." 

The  title  which  the  old  First  Church  adopted  at  its  reorgan- 
ization August  25,  1801,  perhaps  served  its  temporary  purpose 
and  was  soon  discarded  or  dropped. 

The  title,  Westfield  Congregational  Church,  seems  to  have 
grown  up  gradually,  no  record  appearing  of  its  formal  adoption. 

But  it  soon  became  apparent  that  merely  to  reorganize  and 
take  a  new  name  would  not  solve  the  problem  which  they  had 
in  hand,  any  more  than  building  a  new  meetinghouse  in  a  new 
location  would  accomplish  that  end. 

At  great  sacrifice  and  by  heroic  effort,  this  little  group  of 
faithful  descendants  of  early  members  of  the  old  First  Church 
in  Killingly  had  built  a  new  meetinghouse  in  the  west  field  in 
1796,  with  a  solemn  determination  to  revive  the  old  church  of 
their  love  so  long  dormant,  but  they  now  found  themselves 
face  to  face  with  what  many  would  have  considered,  and  would 
consider  to-day,  insurmountable  difficulties.  One  of  these  was 
of  a  financial  character.  Of  course  the  settling  of  a  minister 
and  the  keeping  up  of  the  means  of  grace  meant  money. 
These  men  were  not  wealthy,  but  apparently  in  rather  humble 
circumstances.  There  are,  undoubtedly,  individuals  in  our 
own  congregation  who  could  buy  them  all  up  if  they  were  on 

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the  market  to-day  and  still  have  made  but  little  inroad  upon 
their  capital.  In  those  days  money  was  a  scarce  article,  even 
to  those  who  possessed  property.  There  seems  to  have  been 
doubt  as  to  how  they  should  get  hold  of  the  income  which 
they  were  likely  to  need  from  year  to  year.  Hence  it  is  pro- 
foundly significant  when  we  read  that  in  view  of  their  poverty 
they  decided  to  raise  a  fund  among  themselves  of  -$3,000,  the 
income  of  which  should  be  for  the  preaching  of  the  gospel! 
'•The  church  and  society  being  small  and  feeble,"  says  good 
Mr.  Whitmore,  ''were  at  times  somewhat  discouraged,  but 
they  proposed  to  establish  a  fund  of  •'$3,000  which  served  as  a 
sort  of  band  to  bind  the  society  together."  Such  was  the  scar- 
city of  money  and  such  the  poverty  of  these  men  that  a  num- 
ber of  them  actually  mortgaged  their  homes  to  raise  the  money 
with  which  to  pay  their  share.  It  is  certain  that  others  gave 
their  notes  for  the  amounts  of  their  subscription,  said  notes  to 
be  a  lien  upon  their  several  estates  till  paid.  Many  years  later 
the  fund  was  added  to  by  some  of  the  descendants  of  these 
men  by  a  similar  method,  and  some  of  these  latter  notes,  Dea- 
con William  H.  Chollar,  more  than  forty  years  the  singularly 
efficient  treasurer  of  the  Westfield  Ecclesiastical  Society,  says 
have  been  paid  since  he  became  treasurer.  The  original  fund 
of  83,000  made  as  a  kind  of  Thanksgiving  offering  to  God  for 
helping  them  to  organize  as  a  church  has  been  inherited  by 
us ;  and  after  being  slightly  increased  by  some  of  the  liberal 
descendants  of  these  very  men,  and  by  fortunate  investments 
by  skillful  and  faithful  stewards,  now  amounts  to  84,700,  and  its 
annual  income  is  constantly  used  for  the  preaching  of  the  gospel. 
A  further  trial  of  faith  was  experienced  during  the  time 
immediately  following  the  building  of  the  new  meetinghouse 
in  the  west  field.  Three  candidates  were  called.  Mr.  Whit- 
more says  of  these  candidates:  "The  Rev.  Alvah  Porter  and 
David  H.  Williston  negatived  the  call.  Rev.  Daniel  Farring- 
ton  gave  the  affirmative  answer,  but  his  health  prevented  his 
settlement."     This  was  in  April,  1802,  says  Mr.  Whitmore. 

The  Fourth  Minister  (and  the  first  after  the  Reorganization), 
The  Rev.   Gordon  Johnson, 
"became  a  candidate  in  June,  1804,  and  in  October  following 

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received  a  call  to  become  their  minister,  and  was  ordained  the 
pastor  of  this  church  and  society  December  12,  1804,  eight  full 
years  after  the  new  house  was  built.'''' 

It  is  unnecessary  to  include  in  this  statement  the  details  of  the 
history  of  the  last  hundred  years,  as  they  were  brought  out  so 
fully  in  the  admirable  series  of  papers  given  mostly  by  mem- 
bers of  our  church,  who  were  especially  fitted  to  write  upon 
their  respective  themes,  in  connection  with  the  centennial  of 
our  Reorganization,  observed  in  1901 — which  proved,  as  we 
then  found,  to  be  the  one  hundred  and  eighty-sixth  of  our 
history. 

The  series  of  papers  then  presented  included,  besides  a 
historical  sermon  by  the  pastor,  papers  on  "■  The  Thirteen 
Members"  (who  constituted  our  church  at  the  time  of  its  re- 
organization in  1801),  by  Mrs.  Joseph  Danielson  ;  "Our  Eleven 
Ministers  "  (of  the  century),  by  Miss  Lucy  Danielson  (now  Mrs. 
John  Hutchins);  ''Reminiscences  of  'Priest'  Whitmore,"  by 
Miss  Ellen  Lamed,  of  Thompson;  "Our  Deacons,"  by  Mrs. 
Albert  Danielson;  "  Our  Financial  Sponsor,  the  Ecclesiastical 
Society,"  Deacon  William  Henry  Chollar;  "Woman's  Work  in 
the  Church,"  Mrs.  Esther  Burlingame  Jacobs;  "The  Young 
People's  Work  of  the  Century,"  Mrs.  Elisabeth  Mathews- 
Richardson;  "Our  Sunday  School  Work  for  the  Century," 
Deacon  William  Henry  Chollar;  "Our  Ministerial  and  Mis- 
sionary Sons  and  Daughters,"  Mr.  (now  Deacon)  Simeon 
Danielson;  "The  Sweet  Singers  of  Israel,"  Mr.  Henry  M. 
Danielson. 

The  sumptuous  little  volume  containing  these  able,  interest- 
ing, and  exceeding  valuable  papers,  published  by  our  Parish 
House  Association  at  fifty  cents  each,  will  prove  increasingly 
valuable  as  time  goes  on,  and  should  be  in  the  hands  of  every 
member  of  our  church  able  to  secure  one  of  the  few  remaining 
copies. 

Still,  despite  the  thoroughness  of  these  invaluable  papers,  it 
seems  proper  to  make  brief  mention  here  of  the  various  pasto- 
rates, and  especially  to  record  certain  facts  concerning  the  first 
two  ministers  after  our  Reorganization,  only  lately  brought  to 
light.  This  is  notably  true  of  Mr.  Whitmore's  ministry,  which 
marked  such  an  epoch  in  the  church's  history. 

[32] 


Mr.  Johnson's  pastorate  continued  four  years  and  one  month, 
he  being  dismissed  by  council  January  18,  1809.     Mr.  Whitmore 

says : — 

Mr.  Johnson's  ministry  was  uncomfortable  to  him,  and  not  alto- 
gether pleasant  for  the  people— but  two  were  admitted  to  the  church 
during  his  ministry,  one  by  letter,  the  other  by  profession.  Through 
all  his  trials  Mr.  Johnson's  moral  character  remained  unsoiled.  He 
preached  in  various  places  after  his  dismission,  but  spent  most  of  his 
time  in  cultivating  his  little  farm,  and  died  in  this  place  Apr.,  1823, 
aged  fifty-seven. 


The  Fifth  Minister,  the  Rev.  Roswell  Whitmore, 

came  to  the  church  under  very  trying  and  interesting  circum- 
stances. Although  the  new  meetinghouse  had  been  built  and 
occupied  more  than  fifteen  years,  the  actual  membership  of 
the  church  still  numbered  only  fourteen  persons,  while  recent 
experiences  seem  to  have  pretty  well  discouraged  even  these. 
The  following  extracts  from  the  church  records  explain  them- 
selves : — 

THE  CALL  to  MR.  WHITMORE. 

At  a  regular  church  meeting  convened  at  the  meetinghouse  on  the 
25th  day  of  Nov.  A.  D.  1812  James  Danielson  was  chosen  Moderator. 
The  meeting  was  opened  with  prayer.  The  brethren  of  the  church 
Voted  1st  to  give  Mr.  Roswell  Whitmore  a  call  to  settle  over  this  church 
in  the  work  of  the  Ministry  in  Westfield  Society.  2nd,  Voted  and  chose 
Mr.  Shubel  Hutchins  and  Jas.  Danielson  a  Committee  to  join  with  a 
committee  chosen  from  the  Society  to  caiTy  the  above  into  effect. 
Then  Voted  to  dissolve  the  meeting. 

Shubel  Hutchins, 


JAS.  DANIELSON.       ^  Committee. 


KiLLINGLr,  Nov.  25,  1812. 


LETTER  TO  MR.  WHITMORE. 

We  the  subscribers  being  appointed  a  committee  from  the  Society 
in  Westfield  in  the  town  of  Killingly  for  the  purpose  of  presenting  you 
a  call  to  settle  in  the  Gospel  Ministry  in  said  Society  take  this  method 
to  inform  you  of  the  proceedings  of  said  Society.  At  a  legal  meeting 
of  the  Proprietors  of  the  Fund  for  the  Support  of  a  Preacher  of  the 
Gospel  in  Westfield  Society,  and  others  that  conti-ibuted  for  said  pur- 
pose in  said  Westfield  Society— Voted  as  follows,  viz.,  (1)  To  join  with 
the  Church  in  giving  Mr.  Roswell  Whitmore  a  call  to  settle  in  the 
[33] 


Ck)spel  Ministry  in  this  Society.  (2)  To  offer  for  his  encouragement 
three  hundred  and  thirty  dollars  in  cash  annually,  and  ten  cords  of 
wood  for  said  purpose.  (3)  Chose  Messrs.  John  Day,  Silas  Hutchins, 
and  Nathan  Fuller  a  Committee  to  present  Mr,  Roswell  Whitmore  the 
above  Call  and  Proposals. 

(Signed)  John  Day,  \ 

Silas  Hutchins,  [  Committee. 

Nathan  Fuller,  ' 

KiLLINGLY,  Nov.  25,  1812. 

Mr.  Whitmore's  reply  to  the  call  is  so  characteristic  and  ad- 
mirable that  it  might  almost  be  taken  as  a  model :  — 

KiLLINGLY,  December  10th,  1812. 
To  the  Church  and  Society  of  Westfleld:— 

Beloved  and  much  respected  .  .  .  God  in  Christ  Jesus  has  been 
pleased  to  dispence  a  diversity  of  gifts  among  his  members  here  on  the 
earth;  Affirming  that  in  the  day  of  his  ascension  into  the  highest  heav- 
ens, he  led  captivity  captive  and  gave  gifts  unto  men— He  gave  some 
apostles  and  some  prophets  and  some  evangelists  and  some  pastors 
and  teachers :  For  the  perfecting  of  the  saints  for  the  work  of  the  minis- 
try for  the  edefying  of  the  body  of  Christ— In  these  latter  days  he  hath 
not  sent  prophets,  but  Pastors  and  teachers— God  in  his  providence 
through  the  instrumentality  of  some  of  his  ministering  servants  hath 
assigned  me  a  part  in  this  great  work  to  which  I  cheerfully  devote  my 
time  and  all  that  I  possess— This  Church  and  Society  having  proceeded 
to  give  me  a  call  to  settle  over  them  in  the  wont  of  a  Gospel  Minister 
1  after  consulting  my  own  feeling,  taking  into  consideration  the  citu- 
ation  of  this  chosen  people;  obtaining  advice  from  those  on  whose 
judgement  I  place  more  dependance  than  that  of  my  own,  and  above 
all  as  I  would  humbly  hope  have  asked  wisdom  of  Him  who  hath  said 
"  If  any  of  you  lack  wisdom  let  him  ask  of  God  "—conclude  to  give  my 
answer  in  the  affirmative.  Relying  on  your  liberality  for  a  comforta- 
ble support — unto  you  and  looking  from  you  I  shall  expect  it.  I  ask 
not  for  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  this  world.  I  do  not  wish  to  fill 
my  coffers  out  of  your  hard  earnings,  but  to  live  with  you ;  Wishing 
that  the  proposed  connexion  might  tend  to  the  furtherance  of  the 
Gospel,  that  we  might  hereafter  learn  that  Christ's  cause  has  been  ad- 
vanced and  our  own  souls  greatly  benefitted,  is  the  Prayer  of  your 
affectionate  Servant 

Ro SWELL  Whitmore. 

Mr.  Whitmore' s  ordination  and  installation — as  also  the 
method  of  doing  things  ecclesiastically  in  those  days — appears 
in  the  following  minute  :  — 

At  an  ecclesiastical  counsel  regularly  convened  by  letters  missive 
at  the  house  of  Gen.  James  Danielson  Esq.  Westfield  Society  in  Kil- 

[34] 


Delegates 


lingly  12th  day  of  Jenuary  A.D.  1813  for  the  purpose  of  separating  Mr. 
Roswell  Whitmore  to  the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry  in  said  Society. 

PRESENT   PASTORS 

The  Rev.  Moses  C.  Welch,  D.D., 

Rev.  William  Storrs, 

Rev.  Lodovius  Weld, 

Rev.  Walter  Lyon, 

Rev.  Israel  Day, 

Rev.  Elisha  Atkins, 
Dr.  Benedick  unable  to  attend. 

The  counsel  being  opened  with  prayer  by  D.D.  Welch,  Moderator, 
the  necessary  papers  being  exhibited  to  the  counsel  and  laying  a 
proper  foundation  for  them  to  proceed  accordingly  proceeded  to  ex- 
amine the  pastor  elect  with  regard  to  his  regular  standing  in  the 
church  of  Christ,  his  invitation  to  settle  over  this  people  in  the  work 
of  the  gospel  ministry  together  with  his  sentiments,  doctrinal  knowl- 
ledge.  Christian  experience  and  internal  qualifications  for  the  work 
of  the  gospel  ministry— being  satisfied  with  the  same— The  question 
was  then  put  whether  this  counsel  will  proceed  to  ordain  Mr.  Roswell 
Whitmore  to  the  work  of  the  gospel  Ministry— Voted  unanimovisly  in 
the  affirmative;  and  that  the  public  exercises  be  performed  as  fol- 
lows: That  Mr.  Stors  make  the  introductory  prayer;  that  Dr.  Welch 
preach  the  sermon ;  that  Mr.  Day  make  the  consecrating  prayer ;  that 
Dr.  Welch,  Mr.  Lyon  and  Day  impose  hands,  that  Mr.  Lyon  give  the 
charge  to  the  Pastor  and  also  to  the  people  of  his  charge ;  that  Mr. 
Weld  give  the  right  hand  of  fellowship ;  and  that  Mr.  Atkins  make  the 
concluding  prayer.  Then  voted  that  the  public  exercises  commence 
at  the  meeting  house  on  the  morrow  morning  precisely  at  11  o'clock- 
Voted  the  above  to  be  the  minutes  of  the  counsel. 

Attest:       LoDOvicus  Weld,  Scribe. 

Mr.  Whitmore  was  a  graduate  of  Williams  College,  and  had 
been  accustomed  often  to  meet  with  his  friends,  Adoniram  Jud- 
son,  Samuel  Xott,  Newell,  and  the  rest  in  the  famous  Haystack 
prayer  meetings  for  the  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit  upon  the 
world.  He  was  also  a  man  of  notably  vigorous  personality 
and  positive  views.  As  might  have  been  expected  with  such  a 
beginning,  his  ministry  was  attended  with  marked  spiritual 
results. 

There  were  numerous  seasons  of  ingathering — he  upon  one 
occasion,  in  1832,  receiving  93  persons  to  membership  in  one  day 
and  131  within  the  year,  while  in  1842  no  less  than  140  were 
added  to  the  membership.     Mr.  Whitmore  says :  — 

The  church  employed  different  persons  to  preach  until  Nov.,  1811, 
when  the  present  Pastor  came  to  this  place  and  preached— not  as  a 

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candidate  at  first  but  as  an  occasional  supply.  The  church  at  this 
time  consisted  of  fourteen  ineuibers— two  of  whom  were  soon  after 
dismissed— so  that  twelve  may  be  reckoned  as  constituting  the  church 
Nov.,  1811.  During  the  following  winter  and  spring  there  was  some 
special  attention  to  religion  in  the  Society,  and  eight  or  ten  persons 
were  added  to  the  church. 

Nov.  1812, 1  received  a  unanimous  call  from  the  church  and  Society 
to  become  their  Pastor  and  Minister  and  was  ordained  Jan.  13,  1813. 
There  soon  followed  an  interesting  revival  of  religion,  and  twenty- 
four  were  added  to  the  church. 

Writing  in  1841,  about  a  year  and  a  half  before  the  close  of 
his  thirty  years'  ministry  here,  he  said  that  he  had  already 
"administered  the  seal  of  baptism  to  920,  had  married  250 
couples,  attended  750  funei-als,  and  had  received  to  the 
church  about  300  members." 

When  he  preached  the  above  sermon  he  could  not  have  real- 
ized how  great  a  blessing  God  had  in  store  for  him  just  ahead, 
or  perhaps  he  may  have  felt  encouraged  to  redouble  his  efforts 
in  view  of  God's  merciful  character  as  illustrated  in  the  large 
mercies  already  received.  Or  perhaps  he  felt  impelled  to  more 
earnest  effort  himself,  as  he  saw  his  ministry  drawing  toward 
its  close.  Be  this  as  it  may,  the  year  1842  brought  the  largest 
ingathering  of  any  year  of  which  we  have  record  in  all  the 
nearly  two  centuries  of  the  church's  life  down  to  the  present 
moment.  He  welcomed  to  church  membership  that  year  140 
persons — 103  of  them  on  a  single  Sunday.  A  total  of  495  per- 
sons were  added  to  membership  during  Mr.  Whitmore's 
thirty  years'  ministry,  an  average  of  about  16i  for  each  year. 

The  only  minutes  in  the  church  records  calculated  to  throw 
any  light  on  the  termination  of  this  strong  pastorate  is  the  fol- 
lowing : — 

At  an  Ecclesiastical  Council  convened  May  2, 1843,  at  the  meeting- 
house in  Westfleld  by  letters  missive  from  the  church  and  Society  in 
that  place  for  the  purpose  of  dissolving,  if  they  judge  best  the  pas- 
toral  relations  between  the  Rev.  Roswell  Whitmore  and  the  said 
Society.    Present : — 

Rev.  Daniel  Dow,  D.D.,  from  the  church  in  Thompson, 
Rev.  Asa  King,  from  the  church  in  Westminster. 
Rev.  Joseph  Allen,  from  the  church  in  Sterling. 
Rev.  Thomas  Gordon,  from  the  church  in  Voluntown. 
Rev.  Henry  Robinson,  from  the  church  in  North  Killingly 

[36] 


Rev.  Jas.  J.  Tillotson,  from  the  church  in  Brooklyn. 
Rev.  Jona.  A.  Welch,  from  the  church  in  BrookljTi. 

Rev.  Dr.  Dow  was  chosen  Moderator,  and  Mr.  Robinson,  Scribe.  The 
Council  was  opened  by  prayer  by  the  Moderator.  Communications 
were  received  by  the  Council  from  Rev.  Mr.  Whitmore,  showing  that 
his  salary  is  in  arrears,  and  expressing  his  wish  on  this  account  to 
be  released  from  his  pastoral  relation.  Communications  were  re- 
ceived from  the  committees  of  the  church  and  Society  showing  their 
respective  bodies  in  reference  to  calling  the  Council  and  assenting  to 
the  statement  of  Mr.  Whitmore  that  they  had  not  made  up  to  him  the 
arrears  of  his  salary.  A  communication  was  also  laid  before  the 
Council  signed  by  about  seventy  members  of  the  Church  and  Congre- 
gation in  Westfield,  expressing  their  grief  at  some  things  which  had 
recently  transpired  in  church  in  relation  to  their  Pastor;  their  strong 
attachment  to  him,  and  their  reluctance  to  part  with  him. 

After  due  deliberation,  the  Council  are  unanimous  in  the  opinion 
that  it  is  expedient  to  dissolve  the  pastoral  relation  between  Rev. 
Roswell  Whitmore  and  the  Church  and  Society  in  this  place  and  by 
solemn  vote  do  hereby  declare  said  relation  this  day  dissolved. 

In  coming  to  this  result,  the  Counsel  hereby  declare,  that  under  the 
circumstances  of  the  case,  they  have  acted,  as  they  think  in  accord- 
ance with  the  pi-inciples  of  justice  and  the  demands  of  duty;  to  pro- 
mote the  cause  of  truth  and  holiness;  The  welfare  of  Zion;  the  best 
interests  of  this  church  and  society,  and  the  peace  and  happiness  both 
of  the  individual  members  and  of  their  beloved  Pastor. 

They  feel  much  regret  at  parting  with  this  respected  brother,  who 
has  so  long  and  so  ably  discharged  the  duties  of  the  ministry  in 
this  place,  and  whose  labors  have  been  so  frequently  and  so  abun- 
dantly blessed,  in  the  conviction  and  conversion  of  sinners  and  th 
edification  of  saints.  They  view  him  and  they  hereby  recommend 
him  to  all  who  may  wish  to  enjoy  his  future  labors;  as  a  sound,  able 
and  faithful  minister  of  Christ;  qualified  instrumentally  to  build  up 
the  saints,  to  warn  sinners  and  to  instruct  all  classes  of  hearers,  and 
devoutly  hope  he  may  yet  be  the-'^happy  instrument  of  much  good  to 
the  cause  of  Zion  and  the  souls  of  men. 

At  the  same  time  the  Council  sympathize  with  this  Church  and 
Society  in  their  present  trials,  and  lament  with  them  the  loss  they 
have  sustained  in  the  dismission  of  their  Pastor;  and  the  necessity 
which  has  been  found  to  exist  for  his  removal.  They  also  cherish  the 
hope,  that  as  the  subsequent  fruit  of  their  late  Pastor's  instruction  and 
of  their  own  intelegence,  wisdom  and  love  of  gospel  truth  and  order, 
they  will  immediately  adopt  those  pacific  and  judicious  measures, 
which  will  not  only  remove  any  obstacles  now  existing,  but  secure 
to  themselves  the  continued  enjoyment  of  Gospel  ordinances  and  pas- 
toral labors ;  and  above  all  that  peace  and  harmony,  which  have  been 
their  portion  in  days  past  and  which  are  essential  to  the  prosperity  of 
Zion  and  the  conversion  of  souls. 

The  Council  commend  this  Church  and  Society  and  their  late  re- 

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spected  Pastor  to  the  care  and  protection  of  the  great  Head  of  the 
Church,  praying  that  the  events  of  this  day  may  be  duly  regarded  in 
bringing  all  who  are  here  concerned,  to  a  more  humble  dependence 
on  God  and  more  entire  devotion  to  his  cause  and  service. 

Daniel  Dow,  Mod. 

Henry  Robinson,  Scribe. 

The  few  statements  made  concerning  the  subsequent  minis- 
ters will  be  almost  wholly  quoted  from  Mrs.  Lucy  (Danielson) 
Hutchins'  paper  in  our  Centennial  Volume,  whose  able  character 
sketches  are  the  more  valuable  in  that,  aside  from  her  natural 
gifts  and  acquired  accomplishments,  she  enjoys  the  remarkable 
distinction  of  having  known,  personally  and  intimately,  all  the 
ministers  which  this  church  has  had  during  the  last  century, 
except  Mr.  Johnson,  whose  ministry  was  brief.  This  was 
made  possible  by  the  long  ministry  of  Mr.  Whitmore. 

The  Sixth  Minister, 
The  Rev.  Thomas  O.  Rice,  D.D., 

was  installed  January  1,  1846.  ''He  graduated  from  Amherst 
and  East  Windsor.  He  came  to  us  a  young  man  fresh  from 
the  seminary,  and  gave  himself  to  the  work  of  developing  the 
best  life  of  the  church  and  the  town.  Personally,  he  was 
tall  and  slender,  with  a  fine  head  and  a  bright,  piercing  eye. 
In  the  pulpit,  on  the  street,  everywhere,  he  attracted  attention 
by  his  distinguished  appearance.  At  once  he  made  himself  a 
power ;  he  had  a  clear,  logical,  discriminating  mind.  There 
were  thought  and  ability  in  the  treatment  of  his  subject  that  com- 
pelled the  respect  of  the  hearer,  whoever  he  might  be.  Coming 
to  us  so  soon  after  the  great  revival,  he  had  a  great  trust  com- 
mitted to  him  to  train  the  converts  for  efficient  service.  With 
conversion  he  was  not  content ;  he  labored  to  indoctrinate  into 
the  fundamental  principles  of  the  gospel  the  young  people  of  his 
congregation.  He  laid  foundations  for  men  and  women  of  sta- 
bility and  character  who  have  been  pillars  in  the  church,  rooted 
and  grounded  in  the  faith.  There  are  men  and  women  living 
to-day  who  were  members  of  his  theological  class.  The  ordi- 
nary Sunday  school  teaching  did  not  go  deep  enough  for  him. 
He  touched  our  community  at  many  points,  especially  along 
educational  lines.     Our  Free  Public  Library  is  the  outgrowth 

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of  the  'Young  People's  Library  Association,'  which  he 
started  and  to  which  he  made  a  generous  donation.  In  con- 
versation he  was  genial, — even  jovial  in  our  homes, — but  in- 
tensely serious  and  dignified  in  the  pulpit.  At  that  period 
Windham  County  was  noted  for  its  able  ministry,  and  as  a 
leader  of  religious  thought  Mr.  Rice  stood  pre-eminent  by 
common  consent.  On  March  25,  1856,  he  was  dismissed  and 
went  to  Rockville." 

During  the  pastorate  of  Dr.  Rice  the  Ecclesiastical  Society 
erected  the  new  and  beautiful  meetinghouse,  now  occupied, 
about  a  third  of  a  mile  from  the  old  one  in  the  "west  field." 
Dr.  Edward  N.  Kirk,  of  Boston,  preached  the  dedication 
sermon.  Prior  to  this  Dr.  Rice  had  arranged  a  six  months'  ex- 
change of  pulpits  with  the  eminent  evangelist.  Rev.  John  D. 
Potter,  then  settled  in  Illinois.  It  is  said  to  have  been  largely 
the  result  of  this  wise  arrangement  that  upon  the  first  Sunday 
in  the  new  meetinghouse  Dr.  Rice  was  privileged  to  receive 
(July  1,  1855)  seventy  persons  to  membership,  including  a 
number  who  have  since  done  exceptional  service  for  the  king- 
dom of  God.  During  the  eleven  and  one  sixth  years'  ministry 
of  Dr.  Rice  165  persons  were  added  to  the  membership,  an 
average  of  nearly  15  a  year. 

During  the  interim  following  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Rice,  the 
Rev.  William  Patton,  D.D.,  served  as  "stated  supply"  forayear. 
His  profound  scholarship,  brilliant  intellectual  qualities,  and 
gifts  as  a  speaker,  made  what  seems  a  lasting  impression. 

The  Seventh  Minister, 
The  Rev.  Thomas  T.  Wateeman, 

was  installed  January  15,  1858.  "  His  ministry  here  continued 
three  years.  He  was  a  different  type  of  man  from  his  pred- 
ecessor. With  beauty  of  face,  snow-white  hair,  well-propor- 
tioned figure,  with  gifts  and  graces  of  an  orator,  his  was  an 
attractive  personality.  When  a  younger  man,  in  the  prime  of 
his  power,  he  was  counted  a  brilliant  and  popular  preacher ; 
people  of  all  denominations  crowded  to  hear  him.  He  was 
still  an  impressive  speaker,  having  the  power  to  present  the 
truth  in  new  and  striking  forms,  and  to  attract  to  the  services 
persons  not  accustomed  to   church  attendance.     In  character 

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he  was  intense,  emotional,  magnetic.  Socially  he  was  winsome 
and  attractive,  especially  to  the  young.  On  the  whole,  his 
ministry  here  was  full  of  loving  service  and  usefulness.  On 
January  30,  1861,  he  was  dismissed,  and  went  to  Spencer, 
Mass."  During  Mr.  Waterman's  three  years'  ministry  56  were 
added  to  membership,  an  average  of  nearly  19  a  year. 

The  Eighth  Regular  Minister, 
The  Rev.  William  W.  Davenport, 

began  his  ministry  August  21,  1861.  "  He  studied  theology 
under  the  Rev.  Dr.  A.  C.  Thompson,  of  Roxbury,  Mass.  He 
left  a  lucrative  business  in  Boston  because  he  thought  it  his 
duty  to  preach  the  gospel  of  Christ.  It  is  not  easy  to  write 
justly  about  Mr.  Davenport  without  using  what  to  those  who 
did  not  know  him  would  appear  extravagant  terms.  His  char- 
acter was  one  of  rare  and  beautiful  symmetry.  W-e  loved  him, 
not  so  much  for  what  he  did  as  for  what  he  was.  Courteous, 
refined,  intellectual,  he  exerted  a  high-toned  influence  on  all 
with  whom  he  came  in  contact."  ''  Jesus  Christ  was  the  Alpha 
and  the  Omega  of  all  his  ministrations."  Mr.  Davenport's 
seven  years'  ministry  added  67  to  membership,  an  average  of 
about  9i  a  year. 

In  May,  1868,  there  convened,  at  the  invitation  of  our  church, 
an  ecclesiastical  council,  which  might  well  be  famous  in  view 
of  its  occasion,  its  composition  (including  a  number  whose 
names  are  famous  in  the  annals  of  our  denomination),  its 
length  and  its  ''Result."  It  lasted  through  three  full  days, 
from  ten  o'clock  Tuesday  morning.  May  19th,  till  late  Thursday 
evening,  May  21,  1868.  It  included  the  Rev.  Drs.  A.  H.  Quint, 
New  Bedford,  H.  J.  Patrick  and  Increase  N.  Tarbox,  West 
Newton  and  Boston,  Mass. ;  and  the  Rev.  Messrs.  C.  Blodgett, 
Pawtucket,  R.  I.,  J.  D.  Moore,  Central  Village,  Conn.,  F. 
Williams,  Chaplin,  Hiram  Day,  Windham,  and  A.  Dunning  of 
Thompson,  together  with  six  lay  delegates. 

The  Result,  unanimously  reached,  is  so  notable  as  to  be 
worthy  of  preservation  and  study.  It  may  be  read  in  the 
church  records. 

"When  Mr.  Davenport  left  us  pulmonary  trouble  had  already 
begun,  and  by  the  advice  of  friends  he  left  our  shores  for 

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Southern  France,  where  he  died  May  20,  1870.  He  entered 
through  the  gates  of  the  celestial  city,  whose  joys  were  ever  a 
reality  to  him,  and  whose  glories  he  delighted  to  describe/' 

The  Ninth  Minister, 
The  Rev.  Jeremiah  Taylor,  D.D., 

was  installed  May  12,  1869.  "Lie  graduated  from  Amherst, 
Andover,  and  Princeton.  Endowed  by  nature  with  a  com- 
manding presence,  courteous,  dignified,  he  was  always  a  fine 
example  of  the  Christian  gentleman.  He  was  a  man  of  schol- 
arly attainments,  a  Bible  preacher,  and  helpful  in  building  up 
believers  in  the  faith  of  the  gospel.  In  his  sermons  his 
illustrations  were  drawn  largely  from  Scripture  and  other  lofty 
sources,  seldom  from  everyday  occurrences.  His  strongest 
work  and  best  thought  were  in  the  mid-week  service,  when 
he  unfolded  to  us  great  Scriptural  truths  of  difficult  passages. 
In  ministerial  gatherings  in  the  county,  his  benignant  presence 
and  wise  words  made  him  always  welcome.  His  amiability, 
cheerfulness,  and  the  beautiful  consistency  of  his  character  are 
cherished  in  memory  by  us  all.  He  led  us  in  the  green  pastures 
and  beside  the  still  waters  where  his  own  soul  had  been  fed, 
and  he  was  honored  as  well  in  the  county  as  among  his  own 
people.''  He  was  the  first  installed  minister  here  after  the  re- 
organization to  receive  the  degree  of  D.D. — Drs.  Barker  and 
Rice  not  having  received  their  Doctorate  degree  till  after  leav- 
ing this  pastorate.  His  two  and  one  half  years  added  36  to 
membership,  a  yearly  average  of  nearly  14.  After  his  dismis- 
sion on  December  31,  1871,  he  went  to  Providence,  and  later 
became  district  secretary  of  the  American  Tract  Society,  with 
headquarters  in  Boston. 

During  the  three  years  interim  following  Dr.  Taylor  the  pul- 
pit was  supplied  one  year  by  the  Rev.  Elias  ISTason,  of  Billerica, 
Mass.  ''We  think  of  Mr.  Nason  as  resembling  Henry  Ward 
Beecher  in  his  physique  and  in  some  of  his  mental  gifts.  He 
had  a  style  all  his  own.  He  never  used  too  many  words;  he 
always  seemed  to  have  the  most  clear  understanding  of  what 
he  wished  to  say.  He  was  a  man  of  wide  culture,  musical, 
thoroughly  familiar  with  current  and  classical  literature,  and 
used  it  most  happily  to  illustrate  his  teachings.     Brilliant  and 

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versatile,  he  was  one  of  those  fortunate  men  who  can  do  a  good 
many  things  equally  well,  from  writing  an  interesting  sermon 
to  composing  music  and  writing  hymns." 

The  Tenth  Minister, 
The  Rev.  Adelbert  F.  Keith, 
was  a  graduate  of  Hartford  Theological  Seminary,  and  was  in- 
stalled October  13,  1874.  ''  Who  that  knew  Mr.  Keith  can  forget 
his  saintly  face,  which  unconsciously  was  preaching  a  sermon 
day  by  day  more  persuasively  than  any  which  came  from  his  lips ! 
His  marked  distinction  was  his  spirituality.  He  lived  so  closely 
with  his  Master  that  it  might  truly  be  said  of  him,  '  Behold  an 
Israelite  indeed,  in  whom  there  is  no  guile.'  What  he  seemed 
that  he  was,  and  his  people  knew  it.  As  a  preacher,  he  is  re- 
membered as  emphasizing  the  practical  side  of  Christian  truth 
to  everyday  conduct.  Among  his  many  graces  he  was  pre- 
eminently a  man  of  prayer.  How  many  there  are,  the  saint, 
the  sinner,  and  the  suffering,  who  have  felt  themselves  lifted 
into  the  Everlasting  Arms  on  the  wings  of  his  prayers!  There 
are  men  who  have  served  this  church  more  eloquent  of  speech, 
more  learned  in  the  language  of  the  schools,  but  as  a  conse- 
crated, devout  follower  of  Christ  none  has  surpassed  him.  He 
was  great  in  goodness.  We  can  bear  testimony  to  his  fidelity 
as  a  pastor,  to  his  earnestness  as  a  preacher,  and  the  faithful 
discharge  of  all  his  duties  in  a  spirit  of  loyalty  to  Christ.'"  His 
two  and  one  half  years'  ministry  added  39  to  membership,  a 
yearly  average  of  nearly  16.  On  May  15,  1877,  he  was  dismissed 
and  went  to  North  Providence.  He  passed  out  of  this  life  at 
his  home  in  Brockton,  Mass.,  in  190-. 

The  Eleventh  Minister, 
The  Rev.  James  Dingwell, 
was  a  graduate  of  Amherst  College  and  Bangor  Theological 
Seminary,  and  was  installed  January  24,  1878. 

''Mr.  Dingwell  was  a  remarkable  man  in  the  union  of  qualities 
that  went  to  make  his  character.  His  good  judgment  was  his 
strongest  mental  characteristic,  and  he  united  with  this,  tact 
and  wisdom  rarely  excelled.  How  skillfully  he  avoided  fric- 
tion and  smoothed  out  our  tangled  affairs!     With  quiet  tact 

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and  gentleness,  and  yet  with  firmness,  he  led  his  people  where 
he  would,  and  he  led  us  where  he  should.  He  was  a  strong 
man.  As  a  preacher  he  brought  to  his  pulpit  sermons  marked 
by  intellectual  vigor  and  deep  insight  into  spiritual  truth.  His 
life  and  habits  were  distinctively  those  of  a  student.  How  thor- 
oughly he  read  as  well  as  widely,  making  the  best  use  of  all 
the  resources  of  knowledge  within  his  reach!  He  taught  his 
people  to  crave  earnestly  the  best  he  could  give  them.  He  had 
little  imagination,  but  great  power  of  application.  He  was  a 
person  of  breadth  in  all  his  views,  with  a  mind  open  and  recep- 
tive to  all  that  is  highest  and  best,  and  he  took  a  lively  interest 
in  the  great  questions  of  the  day.  The  large  circle  of  young 
people  under  his  care  received  his  special  training.  In  his 
genial  way  he  was  always  ready  with  a  word  of  cheer  and  en- 
couragement to  the  most  timid  and  self-distrustful  in  their 
efforts  to  do  well,  inciting  them  to  make  the  most  of  their 
talents.  The  results  appear  in  our  church  to-day.  On  the 
social  side  he  was  the  least  self-asserting  of  men — the  reverse 
of  a  great  talker,  but  a  close  observer  and  an  excellent  listener. 
Modest  in  his  demeanor,  he  was  trustful  of  men,  thus  calling 
out  all  the  good  in  them.  And  did  not  his  own  lovely  traits 
call  forth  the  admiration  of  all  who  personally  knew  him? 

Mr.  Dingwell  had  great  organizing  power,  a  genuine  love  of 
system,  and  a  practical  grasp  upon  the  details  of  business. 
Under  his  leadership  the  monetary  conditions  of  our  church 
were  greatly  improved ;  the  interior  of  our  house  of  worship 
was  partially  remodeled  and  beautified.  To  meet  our  great 
need  of  an  organ,  he  gave  his  time  and  gathered  the  money. 
A  portion  of  the  legacy  from  the  estate  of  Shubael  Hutchins 
for  the  pastor's  library  was  expended  by  him  in  the  purchase 
of  books  which  he  selected.  Our  weekly  offering  system  was 
adopted,  and  the  Young  People's  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor 
inaugurated.  One  would  have  to  search  long  and  far  to  dupli- 
cate the  harmony  existing  between  pastor  and  people,  or  the 
faithful  and  efficient  service  rendered  by  him  in  the  twelve 
years  of  his  ministry.  When  he  left  us,  December  1,  1889,  to 
go  to  Rockville,  no  pastor  was  more  beloved." 

It  is  an  interesting  tribute  to  Mr.  Dingwell's  attractiveness 
that  one  of  the  officers  of  the  church  made  him  his  guest  dur- 

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ing  a  delightful  four  months'  tour  of  Europe.  His  ministry  of 
nearly  twelve  years  added  182  to  membership,  a  yearly  average 
of  about  15. 

The  Twelfth  Minister, 
The  Rev.  Edward  Anderson, 

was  installed  May  13,  1890.  He  studied  theology  with  his 
father,  the  Rev.  Rufus  Anderson,  D.D.,  the  eminent  Secretary 
of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions. 
Mr.  Anderson  had  a  fine  physique,  with  the  air  and  bearing 
of  a  military  man,  having  been  brevetted  brigadier  general  for 
service  during  the  Civil  War;  and  "when  he  spoke  he  spoke  as 
a  man  of  authority.  He  was  brilliant  as  an  orator,  original  in 
his  ideas,  and  of  large  resources.  In  his  sermons  he  was  the 
last  of  men  to  say,  '  It  seems  to  me.'  He  was  confident  of  his 
position,  and  did  not  rely  on  the  ipse  dixit  of  any  man.  His 
opinion  on  any  subject  provoked  discussion  whether  or  not  it 
received  endorsement.  Mr.  Anderson  was  far  ahead  of  his 
generation  in  his  progressive  ideas,  and  was  reckoned  among 
the  more  liberal  of  our  ministers."  His  five  years  and  a 
fraction  added  49  to  membership,  an  average  of  a  little  more 
than  9.  He  was  dismissed  by  council  June  1,  1895,  went  to 
Chicago,  and  later,  during  the  long  illness  of  Dr.  Dickinson, 
became  acting  pastor  at  Berkeley  Temple,  Boston. 

The  Thirteenth  Minister, 
The  Rev.  Herbert  S.  Brown, 
began  his  work  in  November,  1895.  He  was  educated  at  Yale. 
' '  In  character  he  was  intensely  earnest  in  whatever  he  under- 
took, straightforward,  independent.  What  he  believed,  he 
believed  with  all  his  soul.  He  thought  he  knew  what  was 
right,  and  took  it  for  granted  that  his  people  thought  as  he 
did.  His  presentation  of  truth  was  clear,  practical,  appealing 
to  the  conscience.  He  identified  himself  with  all  the  moral 
forces  of  the  town,  and  was  specially  active  in  aggressive  tem- 
perance work.  He  was  fearless  in  denouncing  sin  and  advo- 
cating needed  reforms.  He  had  the  courage  of  his  convictions, 
and  even  the  enemies  of  religion  respected  him. 

Mr.  Brown  was  an  untiring  worker  in  every  department  of 
his  field,  and  he  knew  how  to  set  his  people  at  work, — espe- 

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cially  in  the  prayer  meeting,  where  his  marked  ability  was 
shown  in  lifting  us  out  of  the  ruts  into  which  we  had  fallen  in 
the  past  years.  He  removed  the  meeting  from  the  small  vestry 
to  the  more  spacious  lecture  room.  He  varied  the  exercises 
from  week  to  week,  so  that  no  two  successive  meetings  were 
conducted  on  the  same  plan.  His  meetings  were  never  dull, 
but  attractive  to  young  and  old.  His  prayers  were  remarkable; 
they  were  sermons  in  themselves.  During  his  pastorate  the 
church  was  incorporated,  and  individual  communion  cups  were 
adopted.  No  one  questioned  his  genuine  piety  or  his  sincere 
purpose  to  win  men  from  the  world  and  lead  them  unto  the 
Lamb  of  God."  After  his  dismission,  in  November,  1898,  he 
went  to  Darien,  Conn.,  where  he  is  still  pastor. 

The  Fourteenth  Minister  is 
The  Rev.  S.  Sherberxe  Mathews,  D.D., 

who,  as  compiler  of  this  manual,  is  glad  to  confess  tliat 
such  a  history  of  gifted  and  faithful  ministers  calls  for  the  best 
in  any  man  who  may  be  privileged  to  be  their  successor. 

During  this  pastorate  the  Ecclesiastical  Society  unanimously 
voted  to  turn  over  its  holdings  to  the  church,  which  had  be- 
come legally  incorporated  under  the  leadership  of  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Brown,  and  then  after  nearly  a  hundred  years  of  helpful 
history  dissolved  as  a  Society,  the  gentlemen  who  had  com- 
posed its  membership  henceforth  contributing  directly  to  the 
church.  One  of  the  last  acts  of  the  Ecclesiastical  Society  was 
itself  a  fine  illustration  of  the  genius  of  New  England  Congre- 
gationalism, viz.,  the  donation  of  a  plot  of  land  from  the 
church  lawn  to  enable  the  commodious  new  Public  Library  to 
be  contiguous  to  the  historic  church  of  the  town.  Upon  the 
dissolution  of  the  Westfield  Ecclesiastical  Society  in  1901  Dea- 
con Wm.  Henry  Chollar,  the  senior  deacon  of  the  church,  who 
had  also  served  as  the  Society  treasurer  for  more  than  forty 
years  with  singular  efficiency,  was,  by  unanimous  vote  of  the 
church,  made  Financial  Adviser  of  the  church  for  life. 

In  1900  more  than  $5,600  was  subscribed  for  the  payment  of 
a  debt  of  about  84,500,  which  had  been  carried  in  whole  or  in 
part  for  more  than  twenty-five  years,  and  upon  which  $4,650 
had  been  paid  in  interest. 

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As  these  pages  go  to  press  in  late  December,  1004,  it  is  still 
somewhat  uncertain  whether  or  not  the  full  amount  necessary 
to  complete  the  conditional  fund  of  -$15,000  for  a  Memorial 
Parish  House  will  be  secured.  This  house,  if  built,  is  intended 
as  a  center  for  the  religious,  philanthropic  and  social  work  of 
the  church,  as  also  a  memorial  to  those  who,  having  wrought 
well  for  God  and  humanity  in  this  midst,  have  ceased  from 
their  labors ;  and  is  expected  to  be  built  against  the  rear  of  the 
church  (connected  with  it)  and  fronting  on  Davis  Park. 

It  is  proper  to  record  the  fact  here  that  the  eminent  mer- 
chant, the  late  Mr.  Charles  L.  Tiffany  of  New  York,  whose 
boyhood  home  was  Danielson  and  whose  father  and  mother, 
Mr.  Comfort  and  Mrs.  Chloe  Tiffany,  were  long  exceptionally 
useful  members  of  this  church,  sent  the  Pastor  a  conditional 
gift  of  $3,000  toward  this  object  as  long  ago  as  1901.  The 
Hon.  Harry  E.  Back  and  Senator  F.  A.  Jacobs  immediately 
supplemented  Mr.  Tiffany's  gift  with  a  subscription  of  $500 
each.     These  gifts  were  later  duplicated  and  added  to  by  others. 

As  time  went  on  the  discovery  was  made  that  the  Parish 
House  idea  was  not  new,  but  that  an  effort  had  been  made  to 
secure  a  similar  result  during  the  pastorate  of  Mr.  Anderson, 
and  the  Sunday  School  service  of  Warden  E.  L.  Palmer,  and 
Hon.  (formerly  Deacon)  F.  A.  Jacobs — several  hundred  dollars 
having  then  been  raised — and  now  available — for  the  purpose. 

The  astonishing  fact  was  also  developed  that  some  years  ago 
one  of  the  beloved  officers  of  the  church  had  proposed  to  erect 
a  parish  house  (or  chapel  with  various  rooms)  and  present  it 
outright  to  the  church,  but  that  the  church  had  never  taken 
any  action  concerning  it. 

It  is  an  interesting  fact  that  several  gentlemen,  not  church 
members,  who  were  far-seeing  as  to  the  needs  of  the  commu- 
nity, together  with  certain  godly  and  enthusiastic  women  who 
had  long  been  praying  over  the  matter,  and  the  Young  Men's 
Club,  the  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E.,  etc.,  so  rallied  together  as  to  arouse  en- 
thusiasm and  to  seem  to  be  carrying  the  scheme  to  tardy  but 
glorious  fruition. 

In  partial  explanation  of  the  long  delay  in  completing  this 
fund  it  is  perhaps  proper  to  state  that  in  addition  to  the  loss 
of  several  thousand  dollars  because  of  tardiness  on  the  part 

[46] 


Mr.  Chas.  L.  Tiffany 


of  the  church  in  meeting  stipulated  conditions,  no  less  than 
•S6,000  legally  subscribed  has  been  lost  on  account  of  business 
adversity  which  has  overtaken  those  subscribing  it.  The  fact 
that  aside  from  all  these  setbacks  we  are  still  within  about 
$3,000  of  our  desired  goal  encourages  the  expectation  that 
somehow  our  covenant-keeping  God  will  surely  meet  our 
apparent  need  and  fulfill  the  desires  of  our  hearts.  The  con- 
ditions upon  which  the  fund  is  given  require  that  at  least  five 
thousand  dollars  shall  be  set  aside  as  a  fund  for  heating, 
lighting,  etc. 

To  facilitate  the  work  in  several  particulars  it  seemed  wise 
legally  to  incorporate.     This  was  done. 

In  December,  1904,  the  Association  unanimously  adopted 
the  following  minute  : — 

Voted,  that  the  first  five  thousand  dollars  which  shall  come  into 
possession  of  this  Association  from  any  source  be  set  aside  as  endow- 
ment for  said  House. 

During  the  six  years  of  this  ministry  (lacking  one  Com- 
munion season),  the  church  membership  has  increased  by  122, 
a  yearly  average  of  a  little  more  than  20f .  During  these  six 
years  the  deacons  have  been  accustomed  to  meet  the  pastor  for 
prayer  every  Sunday  morning,  at  10.45  in  the  vestry.  These 
liave  been  precious  and  helpful  seasons. 

For  the  first  time  in  its  history  the  church  has  been  repre- 
sented in  the  National  Council  of  Congregational  Churches. 
Judge  A.  C  Bill  was  a  delegate  to  the  session  of  the  Council 
meeting  in  Portland,  Me.,  in  1901,  and  Dr.  Mathews  to  that  at 
Des  Moines,  October  13-20,  1904. 

As  this  proof  is  being  corrected,  the  church  has  just  had  its 
annual  roll  call.  The  following  item  from  last  Sunday's  Cal- 
endar explains  itself : — 

That  came  near  being  a  model  Annual  Meeting  last  Thursday. 
Harmonious,  encouraging,  tender,  spiritual,  progressive,  may  it  be  a 
type  of  many  to  come.  That  was  a  noble  series  of  addresses  by  the 
laymen  of  the  church  at  the  roll  call,  too.  The  directress  in  charge 
stated  that  a  larger  number  sat  down  to  the  banquet  than  ever  in  the 
history  of  the  church. 

Looking  back  through  nearly  two  centuries  since  John  Fisk, 
four  years  after  his  graduati(m  from  Harvard,  came  down  from 

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his  father's  church  in  Braintree,  Mass.,  to  begin  his  life  work 
on  Killingly  Hill,  and  to  his  ordination  and  installation  five 
years  later,  Octoljer  19,  1715,  one  sees  an  eminent  appropriate- 
ness in  the  text  from  which,  the  Kev.  Mr.  Baxter  preached, 
Romans  i.  16, — "I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  gospel  of  Christ,'' 
etc.  The  two  centuries  of  history  now  drawing  to  a  close  have, 
to  a  notable  degree,  borne  witness  to  the  gospel  as  the  power 
of  God.  This  history  shows  that  God  remembers  his  covenant 
mercies  not  merely  to  the  third  and  fourth  generations  of  them 
that  love  him,  but  far  beyond  that. 

Not  only  do  all  of  the  eight  men  who  were  in  the  Reorganiza- 
tion of  the  church  in  1801  seem  to  have  been  descendants  of 
those  who  united  with  our  church  either  at  its  organization  in 
1715  or  else  in  years  soon  after  that,  but  the  names  of  Hutch- 
ins  and  Stearns  are  honorably  perpetuated  amongst  us,  while 
James  and  Mary  Danielson,  who  united  at  the  original  organ- 
ization, have  to-day  some  24  persons  direct  descendants  among 
the  membership  of  our  church, — some  of  these  being  in  the 
seventh  generation. 

Surely  the  manifold  manifestations  of  the  mercies  of  our 
covenant-keeping  God  call  for  renewed  consideration  on  the 
part  of  us  to  whom  it  is  granted  to  enter  into  so  goodly  a 
heritage. 


[48] 


The  Proposed  Parish  House 


Cbe  Other  Churches  of  KiUingly 


The  second  church  in  Killingly  was  organized  January,  1730, 
in  accordance  with  permission  of  the  General  Court,  and  the 
"Society"  setoff  as  a  separate  precinct  by  vote  of  the  town 
January  30,  1728.  Public  worship  soon  afterwards  began  to  be 
observed  in  this  "North  Society,"  although  it  was  not  organ- 
ized into  the  town  of  Thompson  till  June,  1785.  Upon  the 
day  of  the  organization  of  this  new  church  in  "The  North 
Society,"  Mr.  Marston  Cabot,  of  Salem,  Mass.,  a  traditional 
descendant  of  the  famous  explorer,  and  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
College  in  1724,  was  installed  its  pastor. 

The  third  church  in  Killingly  was  the  one  composed  of  the 
minority  which  seceded  from  the  First  Church,  worshiping  on 
Breakneck  Hill,  and  went  back  to  worship  in  the  old  meeting- 
house on  Killingly  Hill  in  1745,  or  early  in  1746.  The  historian 
here  finds  himself  confronted  by  a  curious  state  of  things ; 
there  seems  no  evidence  that  either  of  these  two  divisions  of 
the  old  First  Church  ever  "reorganized"  after  the  council 
of  1715.  The  "majority"  of  course  did  not,  and  the  minority 
seems  also,  so  far  as  we  have  any  record,  to  have  considered 
itself  likewise  as  continuing  an  existence  begun  long  before. 
It  is  prof  oundly  significant  that  the  ecclesiastical  council  which 
installed  Mr.  Barker  as  Mr.  Fisk's  successor  in  1745  does  not 
in  any  way  intimate  that  the  old  church  on  Breakneck  Hill 
needs  any  "reorganization"  or  "recognition  by  council,"  or 
anything  of  the  kind,  but  simply  proceeds  to  ordain  and  install 
the  new  pastor. 

The  fourth  church  in  Killingly  seems  to  have  been  the 
"Separate  Church,"  which  later  became  Congregational,  in 
what  is  now  known  as  South  Killingly.     Its  formal  organiza- 

[49] 


tion  dates  from  December,  1746,  eleven  years  after  certain 
people  had  been  given  permission  by  the  legislature  to  have 
a  minister  five  months  of  the  year  to  preach  nearer  their  own 
homes  than  the  meetinghouse  on  Killingly  Hill. 

The  fifth  church  in  Killingly  seems  to  have  been  "  the  Cal- 
vinistic  Baptist"  at  East  Killingly,  which.  Dr.  Rice  says,  came 
into  existence  during  the  historic  year  1776. 

The  sixth  church  was  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of 
Danielson,  which,  as  nearly  as  can  be  ascertained,  became 
recognized  as  a  distinct  church  in  1842,  the  conference  in  that 
year  appointing  the  Rev.  George  May  its  regular  minister, 
although  preaching  services  seem  to  have  been  held  with  more 
or  less  regularity  somewhat  previously.  As  early  as  1839  the 
Rev.  John  Lovejoy  had  organized  a  "class"  of  five  persons 
here.  In  1840  the  Rev.  Hezekiah  Thatcher,  of  Central  Village, 
preached,  and  increased  the  "class"  to  thirteen  members, 
with  Edwin  Dunlap  leader.  In  1841  the  Rev.  A.  B.  Wheeler 
conducted  services  here  regularly  with  the  assistance  of  "local 
preachers,"  until  in  1842  the  conference  formally  assigned  a 
pastor,  and  apparently  recognized  this  "  station  "  as  a  distinct 
church. 

The  seventh  church  was  the  Congregational  Church  of  Day- 
ville,  organized  May,  1849 ;  its  first  pastor  being  the  Rev. 
Roswell  Whitmore,  who  during  his  long  pastorate  at  Danielson 
had  ministered  to  quite  a  number  of  these  same  people. 

The  eighth  church  in  the  town  of  Killingly  was  the  Free 
Will  Baptist  Church  of  East  Killingly.  It  was  organized  in 
1851.  As  early  as  1826  the  widely  known  "Elder  Daniel 
Williams"  had  organized  what  was  known  as  the  "Foster 
and  Killingly  Free  Will  Baptist  Church,"  just  over  the  line  in 
Rhode  Island,  and  remained  its  pastor  more  than  fifty  years — 
a  man  of  large  and  helpful  influence  in  the  ecclesiastical  history 
of  this  whole  region.  After  East  Killingly  became  a  separate 
church  he  continued  pastor  of  both;  and  the  two  organiza- 
tions, not  more  than  four  or  five  miles  apart,  though  in  differ- 
ent states,  have  a  common  and  efficient  minister  to-day.  The 
East  Killingly  (F.  W.  B.)  meetinghouse  was  built  in  1851. 

The  ninth  church  seems  to  have  been  the  Roman  Catholic, 
which,  begun  as  a  mission  on  Franklin  Street  in  1851  by  Father 

[50] 


McCabe,  of  Moosup,  became  St.  James  Church,  August  29, 
1864.     Its  present  edifice  was  dedicated  in  1900. 

The  tenth  church  was  the  Protestant  Episcopal,  the  nucleus 
of  which  seems  to  have  come  from  the  ancient  church  on 
Church  Street,  Brooklyn.  When  it  was  decided  to  erect  a 
house  of  worship  in  Brooklyn  Village  for  the  convenience  of  a 
majority  of  the  Church  Street  worshipers,  certain  members  de- 
cided that  they  could  not  go  so  far,  and  with  others  organized  a 
church  in  Danielson.  Rector  George  A.  Alcott  says  this  was 
"in  the  late  seventies."  Their  tasteful  church  edifice  and 
rectory,  though  not  large,  constitute  one  of  the  most  harmoni- 
ous ecclesiastical  "plants'"  in  the  community.  The  church 
stands  on  the  site  of  the  old  academy  where  Dr.  W.  T.  Harris, 
United  States  Commissioner  of  Education,  and  many  other 
eminent  men  received  their  early  training. 

The  eleventh  church  seems  to  have  been  the  Roman  Catholic 
at  Dayville,  organized  in  the  early  seventies. 

The  twelfth  church  was  the  Baptist,  now  one  of  the  most 
vigorous,  organized  in  1875. 

The  thirteenth  church  was  the  Congregational  at  Williams- 
ville,  organized  in  1883. 

The  fourteenth  church  was  the  Advent,  organized  in 

The  fifteenth  church  seems  to  have  been  the  outgrowth  of 
a  "  mission,"  was  organized  in  1902  and  is  known  as  the  Holi- 
ness Church. 


[5  1 


Some  JMissionary  Cbildreti  of  the  Cburcb 

(Prepared  by  Deacon  Simeon  Danielson.) 


Rev.  Zolva  Wliitmore,  a  relative  of  Rev.  Roswell  Whitmore 
the  fifth  pastor  of  this  church,  joined  this  church  in  1813, 
studied  divinity  under  the  late  Dr.  Nathaniel  Emmons,  of 
Franklin,  and  died  in  1867. 

Rev.  Nathaniel  Emmons  Johnson,  son  of  Gordon  Johnson, 
joined  in  1820,  studied  divinity  with  Dr.  Cox,  settled  in  New 
York  state,  and  was  afterward  for  many  years  editor  of  the 
New   York  Evangelist. 

Rev.  Ezra  G.  Johnson  joined  in  1832,  was  pastor  at  Johns- 
town, N.  y.,  1843-50,  and  at  Centerville,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died 
in  1854. 

Rev.  Jabez  Parkhurst  joined  in  1828,  became  a  minister,  and 
died  in  1843. 

Rev.  Joel  Baker  united  with  the  church  in  1847,  had  several 
pastorates  in  different  states,  and  retired  from  the  ministry  at 
the  age  of  seventy-seven. 

Rev.  Herbert  A.  Reed  united  with  this  church  in  1820, 
preached  in  the  states  of  New  York,  Michigan,  Massachusetts, 
and  became  Superintendent  of  Congregational  Missions  in 
Michigan,  where  he  died. 

Rev.  Charles  Hartwell  united  in  1849,  while  principal  of  the 
High  School  here,  went  to  China  in  1853  as  missionary  of  the 
A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  His  permanent  address  is  Pagoda  Anchorage, 
Foochow,  China. 

Rev.  George  Ingersoll  Stearns, — a  grandson  of  Samuel  and 
Mary  Stearns,  who  united  with  this  church  in  1801, — joined  in 
1842,  was  installed  pastor  of  the  Congregational  Church  of 
Windham,  1852,  and  died  in  that  pastorate  in  1862. 

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Rev.  Henry  Kies  united  with  the  church  in  1842,  and  was 
engaged  in  home  missionary  work  in  Iowa  till  his  death  in 
1857. 

Rev.  Isaac  Newton  Cundall  joined  in  1842,  ordained  in  1854, 
held  several  responsible  positions  as  pastor,  superintendent  of 
schools  and  of  Soldiers'  Orphan  Home,  and  was  finally  pro- 
fessor at  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Died  July 
23,  1889. 

Rev.  Henry  F.  Hyde  united  with  this  church  in  1855  and  held 
several  successful  pastorates  in  Woodstock,  Pomfret  and  Rock- 
ville,  where  he  died  in  1880. 

Rev.  William  Albert  James  united  in  1855  and  preached  in 
Connecticut,  Ohio,  Michigan  and  California,  where  he  died  in 
J892. 

Rev.  William  M.  Johnson  united  with  this  church  in  1858, 
preached  at  Farmington,  Me.,  October  9th,  and  died  October 
12,  1864. 

Rev.  John  Howland  united  with  this  church  in  1882,  was 
principal  of  the  high  school,  married  a  daughter  of  our  Deacon 
and  Mrs.  William  H.  Chollar,  and  for  some  twenty-five  years 
past  has  been  a  missionary  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  at  Guadala- 
jarah,  Mexico. 

Mrs.  Sara  B.  (Chollar)  Howland,  wife  of  Rev.  J.  Howland, 
united  with  this  church,  1874,  and  is  laboring  with  her  hus- 
band in  missionary  work.  Their  eldest  daughter  is  now  (1904) 
a  member  of  the  freshman  class  at  Mt.  Holyoke  College. 

Dr.  Mary  Ayer  McKinnon  united  with  this  church  in  1897, 
was  for  some  years  a  missionary  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  at 
Soochow,  China,  where  in  190-  she  married  Capt.  Mc- 
Kinnon. 

Rev.  Frank  Perrin  united  in  1881,  and  returned  to  Texas, 
where  he  is  a  minister  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Rev.  James  McLaughlin  united  in  1883,  and  is  now  an  Episco- 
pal minister  in  Hartford,  Conn. 

Rev.  Sherrod  Soule  united  in  1878,  preached  in  Beverly, 
Mass.,  and  in  1892  entered  upon  his  present  pastorate  at 
Naugatuck,  Conn. 

Miss  Marietta  Kies,  Ph.D.,  united  in  1892,  became  an  eminent 
teacher  at  Mt.  Holyoke  Seminary,  and  later  occupied  a  chair 

[53] 


in  the  University  of  Indiana  till  her  death  in  1899.  The  pastor 
of  this  church  compiled  a  memorial  volume  to  her. 

Miss  Mary  Ann  Kies  united  with  this  church  in  1855  and 
engaged  in  mission  work  in  New  York,  and  died  in  1868. 

Rev.  Joseph  Danielson  united  with  the  church  in  1855,  and 
preached  in  Maine,  New  York,  and  his  last  pastorate  at  South- 
ington,  Conn.,  and  died  in  1898. 

Rev.  Robert  G.  Hutchins,  D.D.,  was  a  native  of  Danielson, 
and  was  converted  here,  though  seems  not  actually  to  have 
united  with  this  church.  A  graduate  of  Williams  College  and  of 
Seminary,  he  was  pastor  of  Plymouth  Church,  Minne- 
apolis, at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  Fostoria,  Ohio,  and  is  now  at  work 
under  Presbyterian  auspices  in  New  York  City. 

Rev.  Edwin  A.  Waldo  united  with  this  church  in  1876,  grad- 
uated from  Andover  Seminary  ;  was  a  man  of  observed  refine- 
ment, of  marked  devotion,  able  to  adapt  himself  to  multifarious 
circumstances,  and  assiduous  as  a  student  of  sociological  con- 
ditions. Whether  connected  with  the  missionary  work  of 
Berkeley  Temple,  Boston,  with  Hull  House,  Chicago,  or  amid 
the  diverse  environment  of  California  mining  camps,  he  has 
been  ever  altruistic  and  helpful  to  his  fellow  men.  He  was 
ordained  Oct.  26,  1904,  at  Smyrna  Park,  Ceres,  Cal.,  where  he  is 
now  pastor  of  Pilgrim  Congregational  Church. 


[54] 


Cruet  funde 


OF  THE    WESTFIELD   CONGREGATIONAL    CHURCH    AND   AUXILI- 
ARIES, AS   REPORTED   BY   DEACON   WM.   H.    CHOLLAR 


These  (Jan.  1,  1905)  are  four  in  number : — 

(1)  The  first  dates  from  about  1801,  and  its  income  was  to  be 
used  for  the  ordinary  requirements  of  the  church.  Some 
mortgaged  their  farms  to  raise  this  fund.     It  now  consists  of  : 

20  Shares  of  Thames  National  Bank  Stock       .         .  12,000.00 

Premium  on  the  above  at  market  value       .        .  1,000.00 

3  Shares  Windham  County  National  Bank  Stock  .  300.00 

Deposit  Book  Windham  County  Savings  Bank    .  1,077.32 

Deposit  Book  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank          .         .  350.00 

14,727.32 

(2)  The  Shubael  Hutchins  Fund  for  the  Pastor's  Library,  as 
indicated  in  the  following  extract  from  the  will : — 

EXTRACT  FROM  WILL. 

To  the  Westfield  Ecclesiastical  Society  in  (said)  Killingly,  the  sura 
of  two  thousand  dollars,  of  which  amount  the  sum  of  one  thousand 
dollars  shall  be  invested  under  the  direction  of  said  society  within 
two  months  after  the  same  is  paid  to  them,  in  books  suitable  and 
proper  for  a  Poster's  Library — the  rest  of  said  sum  of  two  thousand  dol- 
lars to  be  securely  invested  and  the  interest  and  income  therefrom  to 
be  in  like  manner  annually  expended  in  the  purchase  of  additional 
books  and  works  for  said  Pastor's  Library, — and  said  Pastor's  Library 
to  be  kept  in  a  suitable  place  provided  by  said  society  and  under  such 
rules  and  regulations  as  said  society  shall  direct,  so  that  only  the 
Pastor  for  the  time  being,  may  from  time  to  time  take  books  there- 
from for  his  use,  and  the  members  of  said  society  have  the  privilege 
of  perusal  of  the  same  at  the  Library  rooms,  but  without  the  privilege 
of  removing  them  therefrom. 

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It  was  paid  over  to  the  treasurer  of  the  Westfield  Ecclesiasti- 
cal Society,  Jan.  12,  1886,  and  in  accordance  with  the  require- 
ments of  the  will,  $1,000  was  expended  by  Pastor  Dingwell  and 
a  co-operating  committee  in  purchasing  an  admirably  selected 
collection  of  books  —  mainly  philosophical  and  historical  — 
within  sixty  days. 

January,  1905,  this  fund  consisted  of 
Deposit  Book  Norwich  Society  for  Savings         .         .       $500.00 
Deposit  Book  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank         .         .         .       $500.00 

$1,000.00 
The  income  of  this  fund  is  usually  about  $40  a  year. 

(3)  The  Dean  Legacy.  Dating  from  February,  1883.  Book 
12,  page  389,  Probate  records  : — 

loth  item  of  the  last  Wills  of  David  A.  Dean  and  his  Wife  Mary  Ann 
Dean. 

All  the  rest  and  residue  and  remainder  of  my  estate  I  give  and  be- 
queath to  the  Congi-egational  Church  of  Danielson,  and  direct  that  it 
be  given  by  Said  Church  and  used  for  the  Several  Charitable  purposes 
to  which  this  Church  Contributed,  and  divided  among  Said  Charities 
as  the  Deacons  of  Said  Church  Shall  direct,  or  as  a  Majority  of  Said 
Deacons  Shall  direct. 

This  fund  in  January,  1905,  is  as  follows : — 
Deposit   Books   Windham   County  Savings    Bank, 
and  the  Brooklyn  Savings  Bank     ....      $2,463.82 

(4)  The  Jeremiah  Hill  Fund  ....         $500.00 

A  clause  in  the  will  of  Jeremiah  Hill,  who  died  in  December, 
1904,  reads  as  follows  : — 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  the  Westfield  Cong'l  Church  of  Danielson, 
Conn.,  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  to  use  the  income  thereof  for  the 
Support  of  the  preaching  of  the  Gospel. 


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FORMS  OF  BEQUESTS. 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  The  Westfield  Congregational  Church, 
of  Danielson,  Conn.,  a  church  corporation  organized  and  exist- 
ing under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  the  sum  of 
Dollars. 

I  give  and  bequeath  to  The  Westfield  Parish  House  Associa- 
tion, in  the  town  of  Killingly,  a  corporation  organized  and 
existing  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Connecticut,  the  sum 
of Dollars. 


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By-Laws 


ARTICLE  I 


NAME 

This  Church  shall  be  called  the  Westfleld  Congregational 
Church  of  Danielson,  Conn. 

ARTICLE  II 

COVENANT 

The  covenant  by  which  this  Church  exists  as  a  distinct  body, 
and  which  every  member  accepts,  is  as  follows : — 

Acknowledging  Jesus  Christ  to  be  our  Saviour  and  Lord, 
and  accepting  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  our  rule  of  faith  and 
practice,  and  recognizing  the  privilege  and  duty  of  uniting  our- 
selves for  Christian  fellowship,  the  enjoyment  of  Christian 
ordinances,  the  public  worship  of  God,  and  the  advancement 
of  his  kingdom  in  the  world,  we  do  now,  in  the  sight  of  God 
and  invoking  his  blessing,  solemnly  covenant  and  agree  with 
each  other  to  associate  ourselves  to  be  a  Church  of  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  as  warranted  by  the  Word  of  God. 

We  agree  to  maintain  the  institutions  of  the  gospel,  to  sub- 
mit ourselves  to  the  orderly  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Church,  and  to  walk  together  in  brotherly  love. 

And  this  we  do  depending  upon  the  aid  of  our  Heavenly 
Father,  who  so  loved  the  world  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten 
Son  for  our  salvation,  and  of  Jesus  Christ  who  hath  redeemed 
us  with  his  blood,  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit  our  Comforter  and 
Guide. 

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ARTICLE  III 

CHAKACTER 

Section  1.  Polity.  Its  government  is  vested  in  the  body 
of  believers  who  compose  it.  It  is  subject  to  the  control  of  no 
other  ecclesiastical  body,  but  it  recognizes  and  sustains  the 
oblig-ations  of  mutual  counsel  and  co-operation  which  are  com- 
mon among  Congregational  churches,  and  it  is  in  fellowship 
with  all  churches  which  acknowledge  Jesus  the  Christ  to  be 
their  divine  Redeemer  and  Lord. 

Sect.  2.  Doctrine.  It  receives  the  Scriptures  as  its  author- 
ity in  matters  of  faith  and  practice.  Its  understanding  of 
Christian  truth  as  contained  therein  is  in  accord  with  the  be- 
lief of  the  Congregational  churches  of  the  United  States,  and 
substantially  as  set  forth  by  unanimous  vote  of  the  National 
Council  of  1865,  or  by  the  National  Council's  Commission  in 
1883,  in  the  form  authorized  to  be  printed  in  this  Manual. 

ARTICLE  IV 

MEMBERSHIP 

Section  1.  Qualifications.  Its  membership  consists  of  such 
persons  as  confess  Jesus  Christ  to  be  their  Saviour  and  Lord, 
and  who  (1)  after  due  examination,  either  by  the  Church  Com- 
mittee or  by  the  Church  itself,  as  to  their  Christian  experience, 
and,  if  coming  from  other  churches,  as  to  their  letters  of  dis- 
mission and  recommendation  or  satisfactory  substitutes  there- 
for, and  (2)  after  proposal  from  the  pulpit  on  some  Lord's  Day 
prior  to  that  of  their  reception,  (3)  have  been  accepted  by  vote 
of  the  Church  and,  having  been  baptized,  (4)  enter  into  its 
Covenant  and  subscribe  to  its  By-Laws,  and  are  formally 
received  into  its  fellowship. 

Sect.  2.  Reception.  The  reception  of  members  shall  ordi- 
narily be  upon  some  Lord's  Day  when  the  Lord's  Supper  is 
administered,  and  shall  be  in  the  form  appended  to  these 
By-Laws. 

Sect.  3.  Duties.  Members  are  expected,  first  of  all,  to  be 
faithful  in  all  the  spiritual  duties  essential  to  the  Christian 
life;  and  also  to  attend  habitually  the  services  of  this  Church, 
to  give  regularly  for  its  support  and  its  charities,  and  to  share 
in  its  organized  work. 

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Sect.  4.  Rights.  Such  members  as  are  in  full  and  regular 
standing,  and  do  not  hold  letters  of  dismission  and  recom- 
mendation, and  have  attained  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and 
such  only,  may  act  and  vote  in  the  transactions  of  the  Church. 

Sect.  5.  Termination.  The  continuance  of  membership 
shall  be  subject  to  the  principles  and  usages  of  the  Congrega- 
tional churches,  and  especially  as  follows : — 

(1)  Any  member  in  good  and  regular  standing  who  desires 
a  letter  of  dismission  and  recommendation  to  any  other  evan- 
gelical church  is  entitled  to  receive  it  upon  his  written  request. 
In  case  of  removal  to  another  community  he  should  promptly 
make  such  request.  This  letter  shall  be  valid  as  a  recom- 
mendation for  only  one  year  from  its  date,  unless  renewed,  and 
this  restriction  shall  be  stated  in  the  letter. 

(2)  If  a  member  desires  to  join  a  religious  body  with  which 
this  Church  is  not  in  fellowship,  or  which  would  not  receive 
its  letter,  the  Church  may,  at  his  request,  give  him  a  certificate 
of  his  good  standing  and  terminate  his  membership. 

(3)  If  a  member  in  good  standing  request  to  be  released  from 
his  covenant  obligations  to  this  Church  for  reasons  which  the 
Church  may  finally  deem  satisfactory,  after  it  shall  have  pa- 
tiently and  kindly  endeavored  to  secure  his  continuance  in  its 
fellowship,  such  request  may  be  granted  and  his  membership 
terminated. 

(4)  The  Church  may  also,  after  due  notice  and  hearing  and 
kindly  effort  to  make  such  action  unnecessary,  terminate  the 
membership  of  persons  for  the  space  of  two  years  non-resident, 
or  for  the  same  space  of  time  not  habitually  worshiping  with 
the  Church,  or  for  the  same  space  of  time  not  contributing  to 
its  support  according  to  the  system  prescribed  by  the  Church, 
or  in  some  way  satisfactory  thereto. 

(5)  Should  a  member  become  an  offence  to  the  Church  and 
to  its  good  name  by  reason  of  immoral  or  un-Christian  conduct, 
or  by  persistent  breach  of  his  covenant  vows,  the  Church  may 
terminate  his  membership,  but  only  after  due  notice  and  hear- 
ing, and  after  faithful  efforts  have  been  made  to  bring  such 
member  to  repentance  and  amendment. 

(6)  The  membership  of  no  person  shall  be  terminated  (ex- 
cept by  letter)  at  the  meeting  when  the  recommendation  for 
such  action  is  made.  [60] 


Sect.  6.  Restoration.  Any  person  whose  membership  has 
been  terminated  may  be  restored  by  vote  of  the  Church,  if  for 
any  offence,  upon  evidence  of  his  repentance  and  reforma- 
tion, or,  if  on  account  of  continued  absence,  upon  satisfactory 
explanation. 

ARTICLE  V 

OFFICERS    AND   COMMITTEES 

Section  1.  The  officers  and  committees  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows ; — 

(1)  A  Pastor,  to  be  chosen  and  called  by  the  Church  when- 
ever a  vacancy  occurs,  and  to  be  installed  by  Council  when  the 
Church  and  Pastor  shall  so  agree. 

(2)  A  Clerk,  to  be  chosen  at  each  annual  meeting  to  serve 
for  one  year  and  until  his  successor  shall  be  chosen  and 
qualified. 

(3)  Eight  Deacons,  two  of  whom  shall  be  elected  at  each 
annual  meeting  to  serve  for  four  years.  Nine  Deaconesses  to 
serve  three  years,  three  to  be  elected  annually. 

(4)  A  Treasurer,  to  be  chosen  at  each  annual  meeting  to 
serve  for  one  year  and  until  another  shall  be  chosen  in  his  stead. 

(5)  A  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school,  to  be  chosen  at 
each  annual  meeting. 

(6)  A  Church  Committee,  to  be  known  as  the  Pastors  Coun- 
cil, to  act  with  regard  to  the  spiritual  concerns  of  the  Church, 
which  shall  consist  of  the  above-named  officers  and  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E. 

(7)  A  Weekly  Offering  Committee,  consisting  of  three  mem- 
bers, in  addition  to  the  Pastor  and  Deacons,  who  shall  be  ex 
officns  members  of  said  Committee.  This  Committee,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Pastor's  Council,  shall  have  charge  of  the 
system  of  benevolence  of  the  Church,  and  shall  pay  over  all 
money  received  by  them  to  the  Church  Treasurer. 

(8)  A  Prudential  Committee,  which  shall  consist  of  five 
members,  to  have  charge  of  all  real  property  belonging  to  the 
Church,  and,  under  the  direction  of  the  Church,  of  its  financial 
and  business  affairs. 

Three  members  of  said  Committee  shall  serve  for  a  term  not 
exceeding  three  years,  being  so  chosen  that  the  term  of  one 

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shall  expire  each  year.  The  Church  Clerk  and  Treasurer  shall 
be  ex  officiis  the  other  two  members  of  said  Committee,  but 
neither  shall  be  chairman. 

(9)  All  the  officers  and  committees  named  in  the  above  sec- 
tions shall  be  elected  by  ballot,  and  all  elections  shall  be  deter- 
mined by  a  majority  of  the  votes  cast  by  the  members  present 
who  are  qualified  to  vote. 

(10)  The  Church  may  also  choose  a  Music  Committee  and 
such  other  committees  as  it  may  deem  advisable. 

Sect.  2.  The  Pastor  shall  have  in  charge  the  spiritual  wel- 
fare of  the  congregation ;  he  shall  preach  the  Word  and  have 
in  his  care  the  stated  services  of  public  worship,  and  sliall 
administer  the  sacraments.  He  shall  preside  at  all  meetings 
of  the  Church,  except  as  limited  in  Article  VIII,  Sect.  2  (4), 
relating  to  business  meetings. 

Sect.  3.  The  Clerk  shall  keep  a  complete  record  of  the 
transactions  at  all  business  meetings  of  the  Church,  and  any 
other  items  of  historical  interest,  and  also  of  the  Church  Com- 
mittee and  of  the  Prudential  Committee.  These  records  of  the 
Church  shall  be  read  for  approval  at  each  Preparatory  Lecture. 
He  shall  secure  the  signatures  of  members  to  the  By-Laws,  and 
keep  a  register  of  their  names  with  dates  of  admission  and  dis- 
mission or  death,  together  with  a  record  of  baptisms.  He 
shall  also  notify  all  officers,  members  of  committees,  and  dele- 
gates, of  their  election  or  appointment.  He  shall  issue  letters 
of  dismission  and  recommendation  voted  by  the  Church,  pre- 
serve on  file  all  communications  and  written  official  reports, 
and  give  legal  notice  of  all  meetings  where  such  notice  is  nec- 
essary, as  indicated  in  these  By-Laws. 

Sect.  4.  The  Deacons  shall  provide  for  the  Lord's  Supper 
and  aid  in  its  administration,  and  shall  care  for  the  poor, 
calling  upon  the  Treasurer,  by  vote  as  a  board,  at  their  discre- 
tion, for  any  funds  in  his  possession  held  for  these  purposes. 

Sect.  5.  The  Pastor's  Council  shall  examine  and  propound 
candidates  for  admission  to  the  Church,  shall  provide  for  the 
supply  of  the  pulpit  in  any  vacation  of  the  pastor,  shall  decide 
on  objects  for  regular  or  special  collections  when  the  Church 
has  not  acted  thereon,  shall  have  regard  to  discipline  as  pro- 
vided in  the  article  relating  to  that  subject,  and  shall  be  watch- 

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ful  for  the  spiritual  interests  of  the  Church.  It  shall  make  a 
written  report  at  each  annual  meeting  of  the  matters  under  its 
charge. 

Sect.  6.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep  separate  accounts,  as 
follows : — 

(a)  Of  all  moneys  contributed  at  the  Lord's  Supper,  if  any, 
which  shall  be  primarily  devoted  to  the  relief  of  the  poor,  and 
which  contributions,  together  with  all  other  moneys  given  for 
that  purpose,  he  shall  hold  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Board  of 
Deacons.  (6)  Of  all  moneys  raised  for  the  objects  of  Christian 
benevolence,  to  be  paid  by  him  to  the  several  persons  or  soci- 
eties entitled  thereto,  (c)  Of  all  moneys  received  by  him  for 
the  support  of  public  worship  or  of  any  department  of  church 
work,  to  be  paid  out  on  the  order  of  the  Church  or  of  any 
persons  or  committees  authorized  by  the  Church  therefor. 

All  the  Treasurer's  accounts  shall  be  kept  distinct  from  all 
other  accounts,  and  all  deposits  made,  and  all  checks  drawn 
by  him  shall  be  in  the  name  of  the  Church. 

He  shall  make  an  annual  written  report  in  detail  of  his 
receipts  and  expenditures,  properly  audited  by  some  jjerson 
previously  appointed  by  the  Church. 

Sect.  7.  The  Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  shall 
have  the  general  oversight  and  direction  of  the  school,  and 
shall  conduct  its  affairs  upon  such  general  plans  and  in  such 
methods  as  may  be  approved  by  the  Pastor's  Council. 

He  shall,  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Church,  present  a 
written  report  of  the  work  of  the  school  during  the  year,  with 
such  recommendations  as  he  may  deem  wise. 

ARTICLE   VI 

PROPERTY   AND     FINANCES 

The  Prudential  Committee  shall  have  the  actual  care  of  the 
place  of  worship,  but  shall  have  no  power  to  buy,  sell,  mort- 
gage, lease,  or  transfer  any  property  without  a  specific  vote 
of  the  Church  authorizing  such  action.  They  shall  provide, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Church,  for  the  raising  of  money 
for  the  support  of  its  public  services,  shall  have  general  charge 
of  its  finances  other  than  moneys  contributed  at  the  Lord's 
Supper  or  for  any  charitable  or  benevolent  objects,  shall  au- 

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thorize  and  direct  the  Treasurer  as  to  the  payment  of  moneys 
under  their  control,  shall  provide  for  the  proper  auditing  of 
his  accounts  unless  the  Church  shall  appoint  an  auditor,  and 
may,  at  their  discretion,  call  meetings  of  the  Church  for 
matters  with  which  they  are  concerned.  They  shall  make  at 
the  annual  meeting  a  detailed  report  in  writing  of  all  their 
transactions  during  the  year. 

ARTICLE   VII 

ORGANIZATIONS* 

The  Church  regards  as  integral  parts  of  itself  all  organiza- 
tions formed  for  the  purposes  of  ministration  and  which  use 
the  facilities  of  the  Church  property.  Of  all  such  organiza- 
tions the  Pastor  shall  have  general  oversight,  and  the  Church 
will  expect  a  report  from  each  at  its  annual  meeting. 

ARTICLE   VIII 

MEETINGS 

Section  1.  For  Worship.  (1)  Public  services  shall  be  held 
statedly  on  the  Lord's  Day  and  on  some  regular  evening  of 
each  week. 

(2)  The  Lord's  Supper  shall  be  celebrated  at  such  regular 
dates  as  the  Church  may,  from  time  to  time,  determine ;  and 
unless  otherwise  ordered,  upon  the  first  Lord's  Day  of  each 
alternate  month  beginning  with  January.  The  midweek  meet- 
ing next  preceding  shall  be  devoted  to  a  Preparatory  Service. 

(3)  Occasional  religious  meetings  may  be  appointed  by  the 
Pastor  at  his  discretion,  or  by  vote  of  the  Church. 

Sect.  2.  For  Business.  (1)  At  any  of  the  regular  meetings 
for  worship  the  Church  may,  without  special  notice,  act  upon 
the  reception  of  members  previously  propounded  or  upon  the 
dismissal  of  members  to  other  churches,  and  upon  the  appoint- 
ment of  delegates  to  councils  and  conferences  of  churches  or 
upon  any  ordinary  business. 

(2)  The  Pastor  may,  and  shall,  when  requested,  by  the 
Pastor's  Council,  call  from  the  pulpit  special  business  meetings, 
the  particular  object  of  the  meeting  being  clearly  stated  in 
the  notice. 

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Special  meetings  of  the  Church  shall  also  be  called  by  the 
Clerk  upon  the  written  application  of  any  five  adult  members 
specifying  the  object  thereof,  which  notice  shall  be  read  at  the 
public  service  on  the  Lord's  Day  next  preceding  the  day  fixed 
for  such  meeting.  Xo  special  meeting  shall  be  held  on  the 
same  day  on  which  the  notice  is  given. 

(3)  The  annual  meeting  of  the  Church  shall  be  held  ujjon 
such  day  in  January  as  the  Pastor's  Council  may  decide,  at 
which  time  the  annual  reports  shall  be  presented  and  ofiicers 
elected,  and  such  other  business  transacted  as  may  be  specified 
in  the  call  or  authorized  in  the  By-Laws.  This  meeting  shall 
be  called  by  the  Clerk  in  the  manner  specified  in  the  paragraph 
next  preceding. 

(4)  The  Pastor  shall  preside  at  all  business  meetings,  except 
that  in  his  absence,  or  when  the  business  relates  to  himself,  the 
Church  shall  elect  a  chairman. 

(5)  At  the  annual  and  all  special  meetings  fifteen  members 
shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction 
of  business.* 

(6)  The  order  of  procedure  at  the  annual  meeting  shall  be  : — 

Organization. 

Prayer. 

Reading  of  Minutes. 

Report  of  Clerk. 

Report  of  Pastor's  Council. 

Report  of  Prudential  Committee. 

Report  of  Treasurer. 

Report  of  Auditor. 

Report  of  Sunday  School  Superintendent. 

Report  of  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society. 

Report  of  Ladies'  Foreign  Missionary  Society. 

Report  of  Young  Ladies'  Mission  Circle. 

Report  of  Heart  and  Hand  Mission  Band. 

Report  of  President  of  Y.  P.  S.  C.  E. 

Report  of  Young  Men's  Club. 

Report  of  other  organizations. 


♦This  small  number  is  made  to  constitute  a  quorum  simply  because 
it  accords  with  the  longtime  usage  of  the  Church. 

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Report  of  Nominating  Committee. 
Election  of  Officers. 
Miscellaneous  Business. 
Reading  of  Minutes  for  Approval. 

ARTICLE  IX 

DISCIPLINE 

Section  1.  Should  any  unhappy  differences  arise  between 
members,  the  aggrieved  member  shall  follow,  in  a  tender  spirit, 
the  rules  given  by  our  Lord  in  the  eighteenth  chapter  of  the 
Gospel  according  to  Matthew. 

Sect.  2.  Should  any  case  of  gross  breach  of  covenant,  or  of 
public  scandal,  occur,  the  Church  Committee  shall  endeavor  to 
remove  the  offence,  and  if  such  effort  fail  shall  report  the  case 
to  the  Church. 

Sect.  3.  If  the  Church  vote  to  entertain  a  complaint,  which 
must  be  made  in  writing,  it  shall  appoint  a  reasonable  time  and 
place  of  hearing  and  notify  the  person  in  question  thereof, 
furnishing  him  with  a  copy  of  the  charges. 

Sect.  4.  At  such  hearing,  the  accused  member  may  call  to 
his  aid  any  member  of  the  Church  as  counsel.  If  he  shall  not 
present  himself  at  the  time  appointed,  or  give  satisfactory  rea- 
sons for  his  neglect  so  to  do,  the  Church  may  proceed  in  his 
absence. 

Sect.  5.  All  such  proceedings  should  be  pervaded  by  a 
spirit  of  Christian  kindness  and  forbearance,  but  should  an 
adverse  decision  be  reached,  the  Church  may  proceed  to  ad- 
monish or  to  declare  the  offender  to  be  no  longer  in  the  mem- 
bership of  the  Church. 

Sect.  6.  In  case  of  grave  difficulty  the  Church  will  be  ready, 
if  requested,  to  ask  advice  of  a  mutual  council. 

ARTICLE  X 

AMENDMENTS 

These  By-Laws  may  be  amended  by  a  three  fourths  vote  of 
the  members  present  and  voting  at  any  annual  meeting  of  the 
Church,  or  at  a  meeting  specially  called  for  that  purpose,  the 
proposed  amendment  being  inserted  in  the  call ;  but  no  change 

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shall  be  made  in  Articles  II  and  III,  entitled  "Covenant''  and 
"Character,"  except  at  an  annual  meeting,  and  by  a  three 
fourths  vote  of  all  the  members  of  the  Church  entitled  to  vote, 
said  proposed  change  having  been  laid  before  the  Church  in 
writing  at  a  business  meeting  not  less  than  one  month  before 
the  time  of  the  proposed  action,  and  read  from  the  pulpit  on 
the  Lord's  Day  next  succeeding  such  proposal. 

The  doctrines  on  which  a  church  is  seen  to  act  will  prevail  over 
those  which  are  merely  uttered. 

Jonathan  Edwards. 

The  rule  of  this  knowledge^  faith,  and  obedience  concerning 
the  worship  and  service  of  God  and  all  other  Christian  duties,  is 
not  the  opinions,  desires,  laws,  or  constitutions  of  men,  but  the 
loritten  word  of  the  everliving  God. 

Confession  of  London  Cong'l  Church, 
Issued  in  Amsterdam,  1596. 

This  church  has  its  personal  consciousness.  A  certain  invisi- 
ble spiritual  force  associates  its  members,  selects  its  aims,  directs 
its  conclusions,  prompts  or  limits  its  organized  action. 

Richard  S.  Storrs. 


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Congregational  Statements  of  Doctrine 


The    Burial  Hill   Declaration   of  Faith  Adopted  by 
THE  National  Council,  1865 


Recognizing  the  unity  of  the  Church  of  Christ  in  all  the  world, 
and  knowing  that  we  are  but  one  branch  of  ChrisVs people^  while 
adhering  to  our  peculiar  faith  and  order,  we  extend  to  all  be- 
lievers the  hand  of  Christian  felloxo ship,  upon  the  basis  of  those 
great  fundamental  truths  in  which  all  Christians  should  agree. 
With  them  we  confess  our  faith  in  God,  the  Father,  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  only  living  and  true  God ;  in  Jesus 
Christ,  the  incarnate  Word,  who  is  exalted  to  be  our  Redeemer 
and  King ;  and  in  the  Holy  Comforter,  who  is  present  in  the 
Church  to  regenerate  and  sanctify  the  soul. 

With  the  whole  Church  we  confess  the  common  sinfulness 
and  ruin  of  our  race,  and  acknowledge  that  it  is  only  through 
the  work  accomplished  by  the  life  and  expiatory  death  of 
Christ,  that  believers  in  him  are  justified  before  God,  receive 
the  remission  of  sins,  and,  through  the  presence  and  grace  of 
the  Holy  Comforter,  are  delivered  from  the  power  of  sin  and 
perfected  in  holiness. 

We  believe  also  in  an  organized  and  visible  Church,  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Word,  in  the  sacraments  of  Baptism  and  the 
Lord's  Supper,  in  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  in  the  final 
judgment,  the  issues  of  which  are  eternal  life  and  everlasting 
punishment. 

We  receive  these  truths  on  the  testimony  of  God,  given 
through  Prophets  and  Apostles,  and  in  the  life,  the  miracles, 

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the  death,  the  resurrection,  of  his  Son,  our  divine  Redeemer — 
a  testimony  preserved  for  the  Church  in  the  Scriptures  of  the 
Old  and  New  Testaments,  which  were  composed  by  holy  men 
as  they  were  moved  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Affirming  now  our  belief  that  those  who  thus  hold  ''One 
Faith,  one  Lord,  one  Baptism,"  together  constitute  the  one 
Catholic  Church,  the  several  households  of  which,  though 
called  by  different  names,  are  the  one  body  of  Christ ;  and  that 
these  members  of  his  body  are  sacredly  bound  to  keep  "  the 
unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace,"  we  declare  that  we 
will  co-operate  with  all  who  hold  these  truths.  With  them  we 
will  carry  the  gospel  into  every  part  of  the  land,  and  with  them 
we  will  go  into  all  the  world,  and  "  Preach  the  gospel  to  every 
creature.*'  May  He  to  whom  "all  power  is  given  in  heaven 
and  earth"  fulfill  the  promise  which  is  all  our  hope:  "  Lo,  I 
am  with  you  alway,  even  to  the  end  of  the  world."  To  Him 
be  praise  in  the  Church  forever.     Amen. 

The  Statement  of  Doctrine  Presented  in  1883  by  the 
National  Council  Commission,  in  the  Form  Author- 
ized FOR  THIS  Purpose  in  1895 

I.  We  believe  in  one  God,  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  eatth,  and  of  all  things  visible  and  invisible ; 

And  in  Jesus  Christ,  his  only  Son,  our  Lord,  who  is  of  one 
substance  with  the  Father ;  by  whom  all  things  were  made  ; 

And  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  the  Lord  and  Giver  of  Life,  who 
is  sent  from  the  Father  and  Son,  and  who  together  with  the 
Father  and  Son  is  worshiped  and  glorified. 

II.  We  believe  that  the  Providence  of  God,  by  which  he 
executes  his  eternal  purposes  in  the  government  of  the  world, 
is  in  and  over  all  events ;  yet  so  that  the  freedom  and  respon- 
sibility of  man  are  not  impaired,  and  sin  is  the  act  of  the 
creature  alone. 

III.  We  believe  that  man  was  made  in  the  image  of  God, 
that  he  might  know,  love,  and  obey  God,  and  enjoy  Him  for- 
ever ;  that  our  first  parents  by  disobedience  fell  under  the 
righteous  condemnation  of  God  ;  and  that  all  men  are  so  alien- 
ated from  God  that  there  is  no  salvation  from  the  guilt  and 
power  of  sin  except  through  God's  redeeming  grace. 

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IV.  We  believe  that  God  would  have  all  men  return  to  him ; 
that  to  this  end  he  has  made  himself  known,  not  only  through 
the  works  of  nature,  the  course  of  his  providence,  and  the  con- 
sciences of  men,  but  also  through  supernatural  revelations 
made  especially  to  a  chosen  people,  and  above  all,  when  the 
fulness  of  time  was  come,  through  Jesus  Christ  his  Son. 

V.  We  believe  that  the  Scriptures  of  the  Old  and  New 
Testaments  are  the  record  of  God's  revelation  of  Himself  in 
the  work  of  redemption ;  that  they  were  written  by  men  under 
the  special  guidance  of  the  Holy  Spirit ;  that  they  are  able  to 
make  wise  unto  salvation ;  and  that  they  constitute  the  author- 
itative standard  by  which  religious  teaching  and  human  con- 
duct are  to  be  regulated  and  judged. 

VI.  We  believe  that  the  love  of  God  to  sinful  men  has  found 
its  highest  expression  in  the  redemptive  work  of  his  Son ;  who 
became  man,  uniting  his  divine  nature  with  our  human  nature 
in  one  person;  who  was  tempted  like  other  men,  yet  without 
sin ;  who,  by  his  humiliation,  his  holy  obedience,  his  sufferings, 
his  death  on  the  cross,  and  his  resurrection,  became  a  perfect 
Redeemer ;  whose  sacrifice  of  himself  for  the  sins  of  the  world 
declares  the  righteousness  of  God,  and  is  the  sole  and  sufficient 
ground  of  forgiveness  and  of  reconciliation  with  him. 

VII.  We  believe  that  Jesus  Christ,  after  he  had  risen  from 
the  dead,  ascended  into  heaven,  where,  as  the  one  Mediator 
between  God  and  man,  he  carries  forward  his  work  of  saving 
men ;  that  he  sends  the  Holy  Spirit  to  convict  them  of  sin,  and 
to  lead  them  to  repentance  and  faith ;  and  that  those  who 
through  renewing  grace  turn  to  righteousness,  and  trust  in 
Jesus  Christ  as  their  Redeemer,  receive  for  his  sake  the  for- 
giveness of  their  sins,  and  are  made  the  children  of  God. 

VIII.  We  believe  that  those  who  are  thus  regenerated  and 
justified  grow  in  sanctified  character  through  fellowship  with 
Christ,  the  indwelling  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  obedience  to  the 
truth  ;  that  a  holy  life  is  the  fruit  and  evidence  of  saving  faith; 
and  that  the  believer's  hope  of  continuance  in  such  a  life  is  in 
the  preserving  grace  of  God. 

IX.  We  believe  that  Jesus  Christ  came  to  establish  among 
men  the  kingdom  of  God,  the  reign  of  truth  and  love,  right- 
eousness and  peace;  that  to  Jesus  Christ,  the  Head  of  this 

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instruction  in  the  Scriptures,  by  admonition,  by  persuasion, 
and  especially  by  a  godly  life  and  conversation,  to  lead  them 
to  a  saving  knowledge  of  Christ ;  and  you  recognize  in  this 
rite  of  baptism  the  seal  of  that  covenant,  and  the  sign  of  the 
spiritual  cleansing  which  it  typifies  ? 

Answer,  We  do. 

The  rite  of  Baptism  having  been  administered,  the  Church 
shall  arise  and  repeat  the  following 


COVENANT   OF   THE    CHURCH 

We  also,  as  your  fellow  members  in  this  Church  of  Christ, 
do  join  with  you  in  the  covenant  which  you  make  this  day  in 
behalf  of  these  your  children.  We  recognize  our  relation  to 
them  as  in  a  peculiar  sense  the  children  of  the  Church,  promis- 
ing with  you  to  watch  over  them,  to  care  for  all  their  spiritual 
interests,  and  especially  to  labor  and  pray  for  their  salvation, 
that  they  may  early  become  the  subjects  of  that  inward  grace 
whose  outward  sign  they  have  now  received. 

After  praijer  by  the  officiating  minister,  the  congregation  still 
standing,  the  following  chant  shall  be  sung,  vjhile  the  children 
retire: — 


S^ 


ifl 


-g=r 


^^^ 


m 


G^      €j^        G^     \         G^~   "&*"  •  ^ 


^ 


r- 


-■&- 


2_'|a. 


t 


1.  Then  will  I  sprinkle  clean  ||  water,  .up-  ||  on  you, 

And  li  ye  shall  ||  be  ||  clean  ; 

2.  A  new  heart  also  ||  will  I  ii  give  you, 

And  a  new  spirit  ||  will  I  ||  put  with-  ||  in  you  ; 

3.  The  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting 

upon  II  them  that  ||  fear  Him. 
And  His  righteousness  !l  unto  ||  children's  ||  children. 
[TT] 


Order  of  dorsbip 


Service  at  11  a.  m. 
Prelude. 
Doxology.* 

Invocation,  closing  with  the  Lord's  Prayer.* 
Anthem. 

Responsive  Reading.* 
''Gloria  Patri.""* 
Hymn. 

Scripture  Lesson. 
Prayer  and  Response. 
Offertory. 
Hymn.* 
Sermon. 
Hymn.* 

Prayer  and  Benediction. 
Postlude. 

N.  B.    All  the  Amens  are  sung  by  the  choir  except  that  following 
the  Offertory. 

*  Congregation  standing. 


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MINISTERS 


COLLEGE 


PLACE  OF 

THEOLOGICAL 

EDUCATION 


DISMISSED 


T.  John  Fisk,  A.M., 
Nehemiah  Barker, 
Eden  Burroughs,  D.D., 
Gordon  Johnson, 

ROSWELL  WHITMORE, 

Thomas  O.  Rice,  D.D., 
Thos.  t.  Waterman, 
Wm.  W.  Davenport, 
Jeremiah  Taylor,  D.D., 
Adelbert  F.  Keith, 
James  Dingwell, 
Edward  Anderson, 
Herbert  S.  Brown, 
S.  S.  Mathews,  D.D., 


Braintree,  Mass. 
Unknown, 


Farmington,  Conn. 
August,  1766, 


Ashford,  Conn., 

April  10,  1787, 


Ashby,  Mass., 

Aug.  19,  1815, 


Windham,  Conn., 
Sept.  24,  18ul, 


Hallowell,  Me., 
Feb.  28,  1 


Hawley,  Mass., 

June  11,  1817, 


Brockton,  Mass., 

Aug.  2,  1841 


Providence,  R.  I., 
June  11, 1838 


Boston,  Mass., 

Nov.  19,  1833, 


Salisbury,  Mass., 

June  3, 1847, 


Harvard,  1702, 
Yale,  1742, 


Middlebury, 
Williams, 


Amherst, 
Yale, 


Amherst, 


Yale, 


Tutors,  X 


His  father,  Rev.  Moses 
Fisk  of  Braintree, 


Dr.  Emmons,  Franklin, 

Mass. 
Rev.  Mr.  Warren,  Wil- 

braham, 
Dr.  Backus,  Somers,  Ct. 
East  Windsor,  Conn. 


His  father.  Rev.  Elijah 
Waterman, 

Rev.  A.  C.  Thompson, 

D.D.,  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Andover  Theo.  Sem.   ( 

Princeton  Theo.Sem.  \ 

Hartford  Theo.  Sem. 
Bangor  Theo.  Sem. 


His  father,  Rev.  R. 

Anderson,  D.D. 


Yale, 

Andover,  Class  of  '74, 


About     Nov., 
1715, 

Feb.  25,  1745,* 
Jan.  23,  17Cn, 
O.Dec.  12, 1804, 
O.Jan.  13,  1813, 
O.Jan.  1,1845, 
I    Jan.  18, 1858, 

0.  Aug.21, 1861, 

1.  May  12,  1869, 
I.  Oct.  13,  1874, 
I.  Jan.  24,  1878, 
I.  May  13,  1890, 
Nov.  1805, 
April  8, 1898, § 


1741. 

17.55. 

1772.t 

Jan.  31, 1809. 

March  2,  1843. 

March  25,  1856. 

Jan.  30, 1801. 

Sept.  30, 1868. 

Dec.  31,  1871. 

May  15, 1877. 

Dec.  1, 1889. 

1895. 

Nov.,  1898. 


*  Ordained  and  installed. 

t  Stated  and  occasional  supplies  till  the  new  meetinghouse  was  built  in  "  the  west  field  "  in  1796,  and  then  till  the 
settlement  of  Rev.  Gordon  Johnson. 

X  Took  college  studies  under  tutors  because  of  ill  health.    Studied  1  year  in  Europe. 

§  Was  called  to  pastorate  in  December,  1898,  accepted  call  February  following,  and  was  installed,  with  sermon  bj- 
Dr.  Lyman  Abbott,  January,  1899. 


Cbe  Diaconate 


The  church  has  for  nearly  two  centuries  had  men  who  in 
many  cases  have  shown  themselves  of  exceptional  ability  and 
gifts  in  this  divinely  appointed  office.  The  first  entry  after 
that  of  the  organization  of  the  church  is  as  follows : — 

Killingly,  Dec.  29,  1715,  The  church  was  detained  after  the  Publick 
service  preparatory  to  the  communion  on  ye  ensuing  Sabbath  for  the 
choice  of  Deacons,  and  by  a  great  majority  Brothers  Peter  Aspinwall 
and  Brother  Elieze  Bateman  were  chosen  to  that  office  and  accepted 
the  choice. 

Peter  Aspinwall,  Dec.  29,  1715. 
Elieze  Bateman,  Dec.  29,  1715. 
Eliezer  Bateman,  Jr.,  Jan.  1,  1729. 
Hanniel  Clark,  Oct.  10,  1733. 
Boaz  Stearns,  May  9,  1745. 
Nathanael  Pattin,  May  9,  1745. 
Samuel  Knight,         *) 
Samuel  Stearns, 
Daniel  Davis, 
Silas  Hutchins, 

James  Danielson, 
Shubael  Hutchins, 
Adam  B.  Danielson, 
Warren  Stearns, 
Stowell  L.  Weld, 
William  H.  Chollar, 
John  Waldo, 


Date  of  election  uncertain. 


DEACONS 

elected  March  14,  1813  *Oct.  23,  1827. 
March  14,  1813— Nov.  27,  1828. 
Nov.  27,  1828  *April  14,  1872. 
Nov.  27,  1828  *Jan.  23,  1862. 
March  27,  1862  *Dec.  16,  1865. 
March  27,  1862— 
March  27,  1862— 


Died. 


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Elisha  Danielson,  elected  April  13,  1866    *Oct.  6,  1866. 

John  D.  Bigelow,  ''  Dec.  28,  1886     *Feb.  14,  1888. 

Joseph  W.  Stone,  "  Jan.  13,  1875— 

Ezekiel  R.  BurUngame,       ''  Jan.  27,  1885      *Dec.  27,  1887. 

Charles  Phillips,  "  March  29,  1888— Jan.  23,  1902. 

John  A.  Paine,  ''  Jan.  8,  1891— 

Joel  Witter,  "■  Jan.  8,  1891— Jan.  17,  1901. 

George  B.  Guild,  "  Jan.  8,  1891— 

Fred  A.  Jacobs,  "  Jan.  8,  1891— Feb.  11,  1897 

Gilbert  A.  Bailey,  "  Feb.  11,  1897    *Oct.  12,  1898. 

Willard  S.  Danielson,  "  Jan.  19,  1899— 

David  Witter,  "  Jan.  17,  1901— 

Simeon  Danielson,  "  Jan.  23,  1902— 

DEACONESSES 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  1879  it  was  voted  that  six  deacon- 
esses be  appointed,  and  the  Pastor  was  authorized  to  select 
them.  In  1899  the  parish  was  divided  into  nine  districts,  and 
the  number  of  deaconesses  increased  to  nine, — one  in  charge 
of  each  district.     These  districts  are  : — 

Miss  Mary  Dexter,  1879-1891. 
Miss  Emily  Danielson,  1879-1891. 
Mrs.  E.  Scarborough,  1879-1891. 
Mrs.  Albert  Danielson,  1879-1891. 
Mrs.  M.  P.  Dowe,  1879-1902. 
Mrs.  Jeremiah  Hill,  1879. 
Mrs.  Wesley  Wilson,  1887. 
Mrs.  Simon  Waldo,  1887-1895. 
Mrs.  Richard  Lathrop,  1891. 
Mrs.  Ludentia  A.  Weld,  1891-1895. 
Mrs.  George  Lyon,  1891-1902. 
Mrs.  Wesley  Wilson,  1893. 
Miss  Clarissa  Adams,  1891-1898. 
Mrs.  Marcus  Wood,  1895-1902. 
Mrs.  Simeon  Danielson,  1896-1902. 
Mrs.  P.  B.  Sibley,  1897-1901. 
Mrs.  George  B.  Guild,  1898-1900. 


*  Died. 

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DEACONESSES — Continued 
Mrs.  David  Witter,  1900-1903. 
Mrs.  John  Paine,  1902-1903. 
Mrs.  Susan  Stone,  1895 — 
Mrs.  Arthur  G.  Bill,  1897— 
Mrs.  Priscilla  Brown,  1900—; 
Miss  Olive  D.  Sanger,  1902— 
Mrs.  George  Cole,  1902— 
Miss  Nellie  Gleason,  1902— 
Mrs.  Esther  Jacobs,  1902-1905. 
Mrs.  James  Paine,  1903 — 
Miss  Ellen  J.  Hyde,  19—. 
Mrs.  Joseph  Danielson,  1905 — 


[81] 


Superintendentd 

OF   THE    WESTFIELD    OONGKEGATIONAL   SUNDAY   SCHOOLS 


OF  THE  HOME  SCHOOL 

Elisha  Carpenter*,  dates  not  found. 
H.  L.  Danielson,  1858-1864. 
W.  H.  Chollar,  1864, 
J.  D.  Bigelow,  date  not  found. 
W.  H.  Chollar,  1870. 
Henry  M.  Danielson,  1871. 
F.  G.  Sawtelle,  1872-1876. 
W.  H.  Chollar,  1876. 
E.  A.  Phinney,  1877-1879. 
Rev.  Jas.  Dingwell,  1880. 
J.  Witter,  1881. 
A.  P.  Somes,  1882-1884. 
J.  W.  Stone,  1885. 
W.  K.  Logee,  1885-1886 
Wesley  Wilson,  1887. 
E.  L.  Palmer,  1888-1891. 
Geo.  Guild,  1892-1901. 
W.  H.  Barron,  1902-1904 
Geo.  B.  Guild,  Jan.,  1905— 
During  a  period  of  several  years  branch  schools  were  con- 
ducted in  several  parts  of  the  town. 

1862 
Killingly  Center. 

Hulet  or  Mashentuck. 

Warren  or  Green  Hollow  Road. 

*The  late  distinguished  Judge  Carpenter  of  the  Supreme  Bench  of 
Connecticut. 

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1863 

K.  Center,  E.  Davis,  Supt. 
Hulet,  Deacon  J.  Waldo,  Supt. 
Warren  District,  E.  A.  Peckham,  Supt. 

1864 
K.  Center,  E.  Davis,  Supt. 
Hulet,  Deacon  J.  Waldo,  Supt. 
Warren  District,  E.  A.  Peckham,  Supt. 

1865 
K.  Center,  E.  A.  Peckham,  Supt. 
Hulet,  Israel  Simmons,  Supt. 
Brooklyn  Side,  N.  E.  Williams,  Supt. 

1866 

K.  Center,  E.  A.  Peckham,  Supt. 

Hulet,  A.  Z.  Kies,  Supt. 

This  village.  Deacon  J.  D.  Bigelow. 

1867 
K.  Center,  E.  A.  Peckham,  7  months. 
Hulet,  A.  G.  Cumnock,  5  months. 
This  village.  Deacon  J.  D.  Bigelow. 

1868 
K.  Center,  E.  A.  Peckham,  5  months. 
Hulet,  P.  H.  Sprague  and  H.  M.  Danielson,  7  months. 
This  village.  Deacon  J .  D.  Bigelow. 


[83] 


Lists  of  )VIeinbers 


ORIGINAL   MEMBERS 

"An  account  of  their  names  who  were  by  a  council  (on  Oct. 
19th,  1715)  of  elders  and  messengers  embodied  into  Ch.  estate 
in  the  town  of  Kellingly.'' 

John  risk  Pastor  elect  James  Danielson 

Eliesar  Batman  Peter  Aspinwall 

Richard  Blosse  George  Blanchard 

Isaac  Jewett  James  Levins 

Thomas  Gould  Stephen  Grover 

Sampson  Howe 

("Eleven  in  number.") 

'•'  An  account  of  the  names  of  those  with  respect  to  whom  let- 
ters recomend  and  dissmissary  have  been  obtained  for  the 
more  orderly  transaction,  and  partaking  of  special  privileges 
with  the  Church  of  Kellingly.  Both  males  and  females  and 
the  time  of  being  admitted  into  this  Church." 

1715  James  Danielson  and  Mary  his  wife,  Woodstock 

"  Peter  Aspinwell  &  Elizabeth  his  wife,  Woodstock 

"  Eliesar  Batman  from  W^oburn 

"  *Richard  Blosse  from  W.  Watertown 

"  George  Blanchard  &  Sarah  his  Wife — Lexington 

"  Isaac  Jewett  &  Dorcas  his  Wife — Rowley 

"  James  Levens  &  Mary  his  Wife — Woodstock 

"  Thomas  Gould  &  Stephen  Grover  received  by  Council 

''  Sampson  Howe  &  Priscilla  Gould — Woodstock 

*  Richard  Blosse  is  put  down  as  liaving  been  received  in  1716,  but 
his  position  among  the  others  would  seem  to  indicate  that  1715  was 
intended. 

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1715  The  Wife  of  Jno  Migliill— Woodstock 
The  Wife  of  Tho.  Mighill— Woodstock 

"  James  Wilson  &  his  Wife  from  Lexington 

1716  Dorathy  Felshaw  from  Weston 

1718  Benjamin  Bixby  &  Martha  his  Wife — Reading 

"  John  Hutchings  &  Mary  his  Wife — Plainfield 

"  Mrs  Abigal  Fisk — Mansfield 

"  Elisabeth  Batman — Woburn 

1721  Elisabeth  Lawrence — Plainfield 
'•  Susanna  Alexander — Medway 

1722  Nathaniel  Johnson  &  Mehitable  his  wife — Haverhill 
1724  Hanniel  Clark — from  Haverhill 

1728  Samuel  Xarrimore — Boston  Old  Xorth 

1727  Francis  Whitmore  &  his  Wife  from  Stratford 
"■  Mary  the  Wife  of  John  Haskell — Middleboro 

1728  Ivory  Upham  from  Reading  & 
"  Tabitha  his  Wife  from  Woburn 

1729  John  Barrit  &  Dorathy  his  Wife— Maiden 
"  Ephraim  Gyle  from  Haverhill 

1730  David  Bosworth  &  Priscilla  his  Wife — Plimpton 
'•'■  Mary  Covill  from  Plainfield 

1733  Jesse  Carpenter  &  Margaret  his  Wife — Woodstock 

1736  Benjamin  Bruce  &  his  Wife — Framingham 
"  Marcy  W  of  Daniel  Lawrence — Mansfield 

1737  Hannah  Wife  of  Dr.  Bateman — Lexington 
''  David  Roberts  &  Rachel  his  Wife — Woburn 

1739  Hannah  Wife  of  John  Evens— Plainfield 

"  Mary  ye  Wife  of  Thomas  Mighill  Jr — Maiden 

1740  Sarah  ye  Wife  of  Thomas  Harris — Plainfield 

"An  account  of  such  Persons  who  have  entered  into  Covenant 
&  renewed  ye  Baptismall  engagements  undi"  ye  Pastoral  care 
of  J.  F.  (John  Fisk)  since  the  first  gathering  ye  Church  of 
Christ  in  Kellingly.  The  Distinction  made  by  ye  Letter  E  & 
R  &  *  a  sign  of  ye  Death." 

(*•  Half  Way  Covenant."    Total  152  persons.) 

1715       Deborah  ye  wife  Nath.  Brown 
RSamuel  Winter  & 
RElisabeth  his  wife. 

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^    of  Eben.  Brooks 


1716  RWilliam  Cady'& 

Sarah^^his  wife. 

^  (  Nath.  ye  son  &       j     „  ,^  ^    , 
■=  I  Elis.  ye  Daughter  [o^N-C^^dy 

Abigal  ye  Daughter  of  W.  Robinson 
Risaac  Cutler 

Martlia  ye  wife  of  Eb  :  Brooks 

Mary  ye  wife  of  Will.  Bobinson 
RWilliam  &  Hannah  Learned* 

Ebenezer, 
Ejabez  & 

Eliezar, 

Martha, 

Unis  & 

Priscilla 

Sarah  ye  wife  of  David  Rosse  & 

David  Rosse. 
*Benj.  &  Elis.  Levens 
Rjoseph  &  Elis.  Cady 

John  &  Mary  Kemins 
Ejoanna  ye  Daughter  of  N.  Cady 
RAbigal  ye  wife  of  James  Cady 
RAbigall  ye  wife  of  Sal  Draper 
RHannah  ye  wife  of  John  Firmin 
EMichael  Hulet 

1717  RSamuel  Davis  &  Sarah  his  wife 
R James  Willson  junr. 
RMary  Priest,  Widow 
Rjoseph  Barrett  &  Lydia  his  wife 
RAbigal  ye  wife  of  Joseph  Parks 

Hesekiah  Sabin  & 
Zuriah  his  wife 
Edward  Converse  & 
Elis.  his  Wife 
Thomas  Whitmore  & 


1720R 

Elisabeth  his  Wife 

EJoseph  Covell,  junr.  & 

RHannah  his  Wife 

RMary  ye  Wife  of  John  Winter,  junr. 

[8«] 


1720  RUrian  Horsmer  &  *Sarah  his  Wife. 

1721  EAllis  ye  Wife  of  John  Grover 

1722E  I  Be^t^^s  &    )  Daughters  of  Jab.  Utter 
I  Elisabeth    )  ^ 

RHannah  ye  Wife  of  Saml.  Converse,  junr. 

1723  EEbenesar  Green  son  of  Henry  Gr.  junr. 
ESamuel  Vitter. 

1724  EHenry  Green,  junr.  & 
Rhis  Wife  Judith 

RMehittable  ye  Wife  of  Jabez  Alleine 

James  Barns  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife. 

i^T»     {  Daniel  Whitmore  & 
1  i  2oR 

(  Dorcas  his  Wife. 

RKatherine  ye  Wife  of  Nathan' 1.  Blanchard 

RThomas  Mighills,  junr.  & 

Mary  his  Wife 
RSarah  ye  Wife  of  Sam. '11.  Cutler. 

Abigal  ye  Wife  of  Stephen  Cady 
RHannah  ye  Wife  of  Eliesar  Brooks 

1726  RMargarett  ye  Wife  of  John  Lee 
RDavid  Cadey  &  Hannah  his  Wife 
RMary  the  Wife  of  Samll.  Whitmore 

Ephraim  Warren  &  Tabitha  his  Wife. 

1727  Risaac  Jewett,  Junr.  &  Ann  his  Wife 
EJohn  Stacy 

Rjaasariah  Horsmer  &  Rachel  his  Wife 

EWilliam  Jarvis  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife 

ESamuel  Daillee 
1728R  i  Ephraim  Whitmore  &  Elis.  his  Wife 

i  John  Felshaw  &  Elisa.  his  Wife 

John  Haskell,  Sen.*  Entered  into  Covt.  Privately  on  his 
Death  bed 

EEleasar  Green 

f  Seth  Green 
E  }  Mathew  Green 

V  Esther  Green 

ERobert  Plank 

I  Benja.  Sudney 
E  )  Eliphalet  Wight 

'  Mehitabell  [87] 


1731R 


1728  ESarah  Marsh  & 
EElisa.  Marsh 
EKesia  Munion  & 
ESarah  Munion 
eAIHs  Shaw 

1729  EZurviah  ye  Wife  of  John  Bowers 
Rjohn  Hallwall 

REbeneser  Wilson  &  Anne  his  Wife 

1730  Rjames  Cadey 

Esther  ye  Daughter  of  Daniel  Lawrence 
RPenellopy  Thompson  & 

Elisa.  ye  Wife  of  Stephen  Henington 

Joseph  Moffitt  & 

Mary  his  Wife 

Josiah  son  of  Maniel  Clark 
RDavid  Waters  &  Margery  his  Wife 

1732  RSamuel  Bloice 

1733  REleasar  Watson  &  Mary  his  Wife 
RRichd.  Lilly 

Rjohn  Knight  &  Susanna  his  Wife 
Rjonathan  Cadey 
Rjohn  Williams 
EJoanna  his  Wife 

1734  RElisa  ye  Wife  of  Enoch  Moffitt 
RCyprian  &  Jerusha  Morse 
RStephen  Brown 

Susanna  ye  Wife  of  James  Johnson 
Rjohn  Russell  &  Sarah  his  Wife 
Mehittable  ye  Wife  of  Will.  Moffitt. 

1735  RDavid  Day  &  Bathsheba  his  Wife 
RBenja.  Cadey  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife 

1736  RWilliam  Blanchard 
Rjohn  &  Mirriam  Burley 

David  Russell,  junr.  &  Anna  his  Wife. 
1738       Stephen  Russell  &  Lucy  his  Wife 

Sarah  ye  Wife  of  John  Pooler 

Abigal,  Mary  &  Judith,  Daughters  of  John  Fuller 
RMary  ye  Wife  of  Thomas  Harris,  junr. 
Rjohn  &  Abigal  Robbins 

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1738    BWyman  &  Abigal  Hutchins 

RElisa.  ye  Wife  of  John  Firmin,  junr. 

''An  account  of  their  names  who  have  been  received  into  full 
Communion  with  the  Church  of  Christ  in  Kellingly,  by  J.  Fisk, 
Pastor  of  ye  C.  there." 

ON   CONFESSION   OF   FAITH 

1715  Richard  Dresser  &  Marcy  his  Wife 

1716  John  Preston  &  Mary  his  Wife 
Sarah  ye  AVife  of  Mathew  Alleine 
Andrew  Phillips  &  Elisa  his  Wife 
Sarah  the  Wife  of  Isaac  Cutler 
Mary  ye  Wife  of  Will.  Robinson 
David  Church  &  Mary  his  Wife 
Ebeneser  Brooks  &  Martha  his  Wife 
Jacob  Cumins  &  Martha  his  Wife 
Joseph  Levens  &  Judith  his  Wife 
John  Younglove 

Allis  ye  Wife  of  Joseph  Covell 

1717  David  Russell 

Ebeneser  Knight  &  Lydia  his  Wife 
Susanna  ye  Wife  of  Ebenez.  Kee 
Dorothy  ye  Wife  of  Samll.  Robbins. 
Deborah  ye  Wife  of  Xath.  Brown 
Sarah  ye  Wife  of  Left.  Cadey 
Eleasar  Batman  &  Mary  his  Wife 
Mary  Batman 

Abigal  ye  Wife  of  Daniel  Cadey  & 
Hephsibah  ye  Wife  of  Dav.  Shapley 
Thomas  Whitmore 
David  Shapley 
Michael  Hulett 

1718  Israel  Proctor 

Elisabeth  ye  Wife  of  David  Cutting 
Ebeneser  Brooks,  junr.  &  Sarah  his  Wife 

1719  Mehitabell  ye  Wife  of  H.  Elithorp 
Mehitabell  ye  Wife  of  Ja.  Willson,  junr. 
Elisabeth  ye  Wife  of  Robert  Burch 

1721       Samuel  Converse 

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1721  Sarah  ye  Wife  of  David  Bosse 
Allis  ye  Wife  John  Grover 
Elisa.  ye  Wife  of  John  Cooper 

1722  Sarah  ye  Daughter  of  Will.  Gary. 

1723  Ebeneser  Green  &  Sarah  his  Wife 
Joanna  Wife  of  Samuel  Utter 

1724  Henry  Green,  junr. 

Elisabeth  Leavens,  Widow  of  Benj.  L. 
Hannah  ye  Wife  Will^ii.  Learned 
Mary  the  Wife  of  John  Winter 
John  Cooper 

1725  Edward  Converse  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife 
Thomas  Converse  &  Martha  his  Wife 
Samuel  Danielson  &  Comfort  Starr 
Jerusha  Duglass 

Sarah  the  Wife  of  Sam'l.  Danielson 

Gideon  Draper 

Abigal  ye  Wife  of  Gideon  Draper 

Robert  Day 

William  Whitney  &  Mary  his  Wife 

John  Church  &  Eliz.  his  Wife 

Jacob  Spaulding  &  Hannah  his  Wife 

1726  Mary  ye  Wife  of  Benja.  Barrett 
Lydia  ye  Daughter  of  Jona.  Eaton 

1727  Abigal  the  Wife  of  Jacob  Commins 
Elisa.  the  Wife  of  Sam'l  Winters. 
Sarah  ye  Wife  of  John  Stacy 
Hannah  ye  Wife  of  Eleas.  Brooks 
John  Brown  &  Sarah  Davis,  Widow. 
Daniel  Whitmore  &  Dorcas  his  Wife 

Boaz  Sterns,  Amos   Pierce  &  Mary  his  Wife,  Sarah 
Daillee. 

1728  John  Winter,  Senr.,  &  Robert  Cook 
Joseph  Batman,  Thomas  Batman 

Eleaser  Green,  Benja.  Winter  &  Zebediah  Clark 
Dorcas  Jewitt 

Unis  Brooks,  Ruth  Batman,  Elisabeth  Grover 
Robert  Plank  &  Hannah  his  Wife 
Thomas  Whitmore,  junr.  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife 
[90] 


1728  Hannah  ye  Daughter  of  Jas.  Willson 
Hesekiah  Sabin  &  Zurviah  his  Wife 
Benja.  Pudney  &  Abigal  his  Wife 
Elisa.  ye  Wife  of  Jos.  Cady,  Junr. 
Abigal  ye  Wife  of  Stephen  Cadey 
Elisa.  ye  Wife  of  Comfort  Starce 
Hephsiba  ye  Wife  of  Xath'l.  Cosby 
Mary  Lee,  Relict  of  Saml.  Lee. 
Margarett  ye  Wife  of  John  Lee 
Dorathy  ye  Wife  of  John  Willson 
Nathaniel  Stone  &  Mary  his  Wife 
Dorcas  ye  Daughter  of  John  Wylle 
Tabitha  ye  Wife  of  Haniel  Clark 
Hannah  ye  Wife  of  John  Pepper 

Samuel  Converse,  Junr.  &  Priscilla,  Wife  Nath'l.  Coller. 

Catherine  ye  Wife  of  Nath'l.  Blanchard 

Lydia  the  Daughter  of  John  Brown 

Sarah  ye  Wife  of  Edward  Mynion 

John  Falshaw  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife 

Mary  ye  Daughter  of  Jos.  Jewitt 

Mary  the  Wife  of  Sam'l.  Whitmore 

Hannah  ye  Wife  of  David  Cadey 

1729  Israel  Joslin 

Joseph  Barrit  &  Lydia  his  Wife 
Benjamin  Barritt 

Jabes  Brooks,  John  Bowers  &  Zurviah  his  Wife 
Mary  Cutler 

John  Russell  &  Elisa.  his  Wife,  Mehittable  AUyne 
Abigal  Wife  of  Ja.  Cadey 
Sibylla  ye  Daughter  of  John  Parks 
Sarah  ye  Wife  of  David  Marsh 

Joseph  Symonds  &  Mary  his  Wife  &  Mary  ye  Wid.  of 
Thos.  Mighill. 

1730  Elisa.  ye  Wife  of  Thomas  Batman 
Mary  Lock 

1731  Allis  ye  Wife  of  Joseph  Batman 
John  Leavens  &  Mary  his  Wife 
Mary  the  Wife  of  Joseph  Mighill 

1732  Jemima  ye  Wife  of  John  Younglove 

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1732  Martha  ye  Wife  of  Samuel  Bloice 

1733  Hesekiah  Cutler 

Eunice  ye  Wife  of  Daniel  Church 
Stephen  Spaulding  &  Mary  his  Wife 
Joseph  Moffitt  &  Seth  Cutler 
Dorathy  ye  Wife  of  Pelor  & 
Mary  ye  Wife  of  Richard  Lilly 
Betty  ye  Wife  of  Jonathan  Cadey 

1734  John  Eaton  &  Rachel  his  Wife 
Sarah  ye  Wife  of  Stephen  Brown 
Mehittable  ye  Wife  of  Will.  Moffitt 
Andrew  Phillips,  Junr.  &  Elisabeth  his  Wife 
Nathaniel  Patten  &  Anna  his  Wife 
Priscilla  ye  Wife  of  Thomas  Batman 

1735  Sarah  ye  Daughter  of  J.  &  A.  Fisk 
Amity  ye  Wife  of  Lebbeus  Graves. 
Jacob  Baker  A.  M. 

Sarah  ye  Wife  of  William  Johnson 

1736  Pegge  ye  Wife  of  John  Priest 

John  Church,  Junr.  &  Amey  his  Wife 
Ruth  ye  Wife  of  Thorn.  Whitmore 
Thankf.  ye  Wife  of  Will.  Blanchard 
Susanna  ye  Wife  of  Hesekiah  Cutler 
Elisb.  ye  Wife  of  Ephr.  Whitmore 

1737  Joseph  Hutchins  &  Zurviah  his  Wife  & 
Ruth  Hutchins 

Samuel  Knight  &  Rachel  his  Wife 
Elisa.  ye  Daughter  of  Sergt.  Ja.  Leav. 

1738  Daniel  Lawrence 

1739  Cornelius  Whitney  &  Sarah  his  Wife 
Eunice  Bruce,  Daughter  of  Benja.  B 

1740  Elisabeth  Bateman 

Thomas  Moffit  &  Benjamin  Leavens 
Susannah  ye  wife  of  John  Church 
Stephen  Russell  &  Lucy  his  Wife 
Bathsheba,  Wife  of  David  Day 
Elisabeth  ye  Wife  of  Benj.  Cadey 
Bathsheba  Johnson,  Widow 

1741  Joseph  Leavens,  Junr. 

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''Here  followeth  an  acct.  of  theire  names  who  are  either 
members  in  Full  Communion  with  the  Church  in  Kellingly  by 
Reception  or  Recomendation  or  doe  usuall  partake  at  the  Sac- 
rament with  those  Here.  Xote  that  those  whose  names  are 
Prefixed  with  ye  letter  (R)  are  Removed,  those  with  the  letter 
(E)  are  excomunicated  &  Putt  off  the  Chh.  &  those  with  this 
figure  (*)  are  Deceased  as  also  ye  letter  (F)  signifies  ye  females." 


Benjamin  Bigsby* 
Martha  his  Wife  f. 
Isaac  Jewit  & 
Dorcas  his  Wife  f. 
John  Younglove 
Sampson  How  & 
Allis  his  Wife  f. 
Jonathan  Eaton  & 
Lydia  his  Wife  f 
Richard  Dresser  & 
Marcy  his  Wife  f . 
Dorcas  Converse  f. 
Dorathy  Felshaw  f . 
Hannah  Briant  f. 
James  Willson  & 
Margaret  his  Wife  f. 
George  Blanchard  & 
Sarah  his  Wife  f. 
John  Fisk,  Pastor 
James  Leavens  & 
Mary  his  Wife  f. 
Susanna  Kee 
Sarah  Hlid  f. 
Mary  Robinson  f.* 
Joseph  Leavens  & 
Judith  his  Wife  f. 
David  Church  &  * 
Mary  his  Wife  f . 
Peter  Aspinwall  & 
Elisab.  his  Wife  f. 
Mary  Whitmore  f 


Abigal  Mighill  f . 
Elisabeth  Mighill  f. 
James  Danielson  & 
Mary  his  Wife  f. 
Mary  Waters  f. 
Elisab.  Day  f. 
David  Russell  & 
Susanna  his  Wife  f. 
Israel  Cumins  & 
Marth.  his  Wife  f.  * 
Hannah  Cutler  f 
Richard  Blosse 
Sarah  Cutler  f 
Abigale  Winter  f  * 
John  Preston  &  r. 
Mary  his  Wife  f.  r. 
*Allis  Covel  f. 
Andrew  Phillips  & 
Elisa.  his  Wife  f. 
Abiel  Lamb  & 
Hannah  his  Wife  f. 
Eliesar  Batman  & 
Elisabeth  his  Wife  f. 
Thomas  Gould  & 
Priscilla  his  Wife  f. 
Ebeneser  Brooks  &  ^ 
Martha  his  Wife  f. 
Stephen  Grover  &  * 
Elisab.  his  Wife  f. 
Dorathy  Robins  f. 
Ebeneser  Knight  & 
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Lydia  his  Wife  f . 
Margaret  Proctor  f 
Sarah  Brown  f 
Sarah  Cadey,  Senr. 
Eleasar  Batman,  Junr.  & 
Mary  his  Wife  f 
Mary  Batman  f 
Abigal  Cadey,  Senr.  f 
Hepsibah  Shapley  f 
Abigal  ye  Wife  of  J.  Fisk 
Michael  Hulett 
Thomas  Whitman 
David  Shapley* 
Israel  Proctor 
R*Mary  Kemins  f 
John  Hutchins  & 
Mary  his  Wife  f 
Elisa.  Cutting  f 
Ebeneser  Brooks,  Junr. 
&  Sarah  his  Wife  f 
RMoses  Barrett  & 
*Sarah  his  Wife  f 
Mehittable  Ellithorp  f 
RMehittable  Willson  f 
*Samuel  Converse 
Sarah  Rosse  f 
*Elisabeth  Lawrence  f 
Allis  Grover  f 
Elisabeth  Burch  f 
Elisa.  Cooper  f 
*RSarah  Gary  f 
*Ebeneser  Green  & 
*Sarah  his  Wife  f 
Jonathan  Clough  & 
*Sarah  his  Wife 
Nathaniel  Johnson  & 
Mehittable  his  Wife  f 

Wight  f 

Parks  f 


Elisabeth  Preston  f 

Joanna  Utter  f 

Henry  Green,  Junr. 

Elisabeth  Leavens  f 

Nathaniel  Merrill  & 

Mary  Merrill  f 

*John  Cooper 

William  Learned  & 

Hannah  Learned  f 

Edward  Converse  & 

Elisa.  his  Wife  f 

Thomas  Converse  & 

*Martha  his  Wife  f 

Rjerusha  Duglas  f 

Samuel  Danielson 

Comfort  Starr 

Sarah  Danielson  f 

Gideon  Draper 

Abigal  Draper  f 

Robert  Day 

William  Whitney  & 

Mary  his  Wife  f 

John  Church  & 

Elisab.  his  Wife  f 

Jacob  Spalding  & 

Hannah  his  Wife  f 

Mary  ye  Wife  of  Benj.  Barrett  f 

RLydia  Eaton  f 

Abigal  Cumins  f 

Elisabeth  Winter  f 

RSarah  Stacy  f 

Hannah    ye     Wife     of     Eas. 

Brooks  f 
Daniel  Whitmore  & 
Dorcas  his  Wife  f 
Boaz  Sterns 
Amos  Peirce  & 
Mary  his  Wife  r  [ielson 

Sarah  ye  Wife  of  Samuel  Dan- 
[94] 


Rjohn  Winter,  Senr. 

RRobert  Cook 

Joseph  Batman 

Thomas  Batman 

Eleasar  Green 

RBenjamin  Whiter 

RZebediah  Clark 

Unis  Brooks  f 

Ruth  Batman 

Elisa  Grover,  Junr.  f 

Dorcas  Jewett  f 

Robert  Plank  & 

Hannah  his  Wife  f 

Thomas  Whitmore  & 

Elisabeth  his  Wife  f 

Hannah  ye   Daughter  of  Ja. 

Willson 
Hesekiah  Sabin  & 
Zerviah  his  Wife  f  [Junr. 

Mary  ye  Wife  of  John  Winter, 
Benja.  Pudney  & 
Abigal  his  Wife  f 
Elisa.  Cadey  of  Jos.  Junr. 
Abigal  Cadey  of  Stephen  Junr. 
Elisa.  Starre  f 
Hephsibah  Crosby  f 
*Mary  Lee  f 
Margaret  Lee  f 
Dorathy  Willson  f 
Nathaniel  Stone  & 
Mary  his  Wife  f 
Dorcas  Wylle  f 


Ivory  Upham  & 

Tabitha  his  Wife  f 

Tabitha  Clark  f 

Hannah  Pepper  f 

Samuel  Converse,  Junr. 

Priscilla  Collar  f 

Catherine  Blanchard  f 

Lydia  Brown,  D.  of  J.Brown,  f 

Sarah  Mynion  f 

John  Falshaw 

Eliea.  Falshaw  f 

Mary  Jewet  f 

Mary  Whitmore  f 

Hannah  Cadey  f 

Israel  Joslin 

Joseph  Barrett  & 

Lydia  his  Wife  f 

Benja.  Barrett 

Jabez  Brooks 

John  Brown  & 

Zerviah  his  Wife  f 

RMary  Cutler  f 

John  Russell  & 

Eliza,  his  Wife  f 

Mehittable  Allyn  f 

Abigal  Cady  W.  of  James  f 

*Sibylla  Park  f 

*John  Barrett  & 

*Dorathy  his  Wife  f 

Sarah,  W.  of  David  Marsh,  f 

Josiah  Symonds  & 

Mary  his  Wife  f 


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"  Received    into   full   Communion   by  this   Chh.   were  the 
following  Persons. '^ 

(upon  confession) 

1746 

David  Russell  Juni'  the  30th  Day  of  March. 

Esther  Leavens  Aprill  the  30th  Day. 

Nathaniel  Draper  on  the  11th  day  of  May. 

Margrett  Carpenter  June  the  8th  Day. 

Zyporah  Xegrow  of   Capt.  Danielson  was  on  the  Same  Day 

Baptized  and  Rec*^  to  full  Communion. 
John  Robbens  November  16th  Day. 
Annis  the  wife  of  David  Russell  Junr. 

1752 

Abigail  wife  of  Jno.  Robbens  Upon  the  12th  Day  of  January. 
Eleazar  Warren  in  July. 

1753 

Wid.  Sarah  Chilson  Nov.  the  4th  day. 

Olive  the  wife  of  Eleazar  Warren  Dec^r  ye  9th. 

1754 

Nathan  Starkweather  Novbr  17th  Day. 
Pricilla  wife  of  Oliver  Steams  April  20th. 

"by  letters  reoomendatory '' 

1746 

Silas  Huchens  )  f  j.om  Mortlake. 

Gideon  Draper  Junr    ) 

[96] 


Nathaniel  Blancharcl  from  Plainfield. 

1747 

I 


Nathaniel  Aspinwall  &  Eliz.  his  wife   )  from  the  first  chh.   in 
Eliz.  Barker  the  wife  of  Neh.  Barker    )  Woodstock. 


1749 
Benjamin  Huchens  and  Judith  his  wife  from  Plainlield. 

1750 
Richard  Whittemore  from  Chelsea. 

1752 
Zervia  the  wife  of  Cornelius  Whitney  from  Mortlake. 

1753 

Daniel  Davis  and  I  f^^^^()^^^^^ 
Thamar  his  wife  i 


[97] 


Cbronological  Xist 

From  the  Reorganization 


Those  marked  thus,*,  are  deceased  (the  date  when  know  a 
follows  the  name);  those  marked  "r"  have  been  dismissed 
to  other  churches;  those  marked  thus,t,  have  been  excom- 
municated or  suspended;  those  marked  "e"  have  been 
stricken  from  the  roll.  The  churches  from  which  members 
have  been  received  are  set  against  their  names  thus,  J, 
When  not  otherwise  marked  members  were  received  upon 
confession. 

MEMBERS  AT  THE  RE-ORGANIZATION. 

August  25,  1801. 

1  *Mr.  Zadoc  Spalding Aug.  29,  1817 

2  *Mr.  Boaz  Stearns  Apr.  20,  1805 

3  ♦Mr.  Zadoc  Hutchins    Feb.  17,  18.35 

4  *Mr.  James  Danielson.     (Dea.) Oct.  23,  1827 

5  *Mr.  Penuel  Hutchins  Oct.  17,  1841 

6  ♦Mrs.  Elizabeth  Hutchins Apr.  26,  1820 

7  ♦Mr.  Samuel  Stearns Mar.  20,  1806 

8  ♦Mrs.  Mary  Stearns Feb.     6,  1861 

9  ♦Mrs.  Abigail  Stearns   Oct.,  1832 

10  ♦Mrs.  Sarah  L.  Danielson   Apr.  24,  1852 

11  ♦Mr.  Shubael  Hutchins.     (Dea.)    Apr.  14,  1841 

12  ♦Mrs.  Hannah  Spalding Nov.  26,  1809 

13  ♦Mrs.  Anna  Kies  

ADMISSIONS. 
1802. 

14  ♦Mrs.  Avis  Hutchins   Sept.  25,  1860 

15  ♦Mrs.  Mary  Hutchins Mar.  15,  1825 

1804. 

16  ♦Mr.  Gordon  Johnson.     (Rev.)   Apr.  25,  1823 

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1807. 

17  ♦Mrs.  Judith  Dexter,  JPomfret,  Ct Apr.    2,  1847 

18  ♦Mrs.  Sarah  Danielson   Sept.     9,  1852 

1812. 

19  *Mr.  Josiah  Dean   Dec.  11,  1845 

20  ♦Mrs.  Sarah  Day  Aug.     5,  1848 

21  ♦Mrs.  Mary  Dean  Apr.  17,  1820 

22  ♦Mrs.  Nabby  Malbone  Sept.  18,  1812 

23  ♦Miss  Betsey  Day    Apr.     3,  1843 

24  ♦Mrs.  Avis  (Hutchins)  Whitmore Sept.  25,  1860 

25  ♦Miss  Polly  Hutchins Sept.  15,  1827 

26  tMr.  David  Day  

1813. 

27  ♦Mr.  Henry  Spalding   Feb.     5,  1813 

28  *Mr.  William  Danielson July  12,  1819 

20  EMr.  Oliver  Carpenter   

30  ♦Mrs.  Luna  Johnson,  JColchester,  Ct Feb.,  1832 

31  EMr.  William  Prince   

32  ♦Mrs.  Nancy  Jillson Apr.     9,  1853 

33  ♦Mr.  Warren  Stearns.     (Dea.)    Jan.  23,  1862 

34  ♦Mrs.  Hannah  (Smith)  Clark  

35  liMrs.  Diana  (Alexander)  Carder 

36  ♦Mr.  Zolva  Whitmore.     (Rev.) Aug.     5,1867 

37  ♦Mr.  Eleazer  Williams Sept.  16,  1841 

38  *Mr.  William  Cundall  Apr.  24,  1829 

39  *Mrs.  Nancy  (Rice)  Cundall Jan.  29,  1858 

40  *Mrs.  Annis  Day   Apr.  27,  1848 

41  ♦Mrs.  Sarah  Tanner   Apr.     5,  1826 

42  tMr.  William  Carder   

43  ♦Mrs.  Miriam  Grover   Apr.     5,  1824 

44  ♦Mrs.  Lucinda  (Davenport)  Alexander  .Feb.  16,  1849 

45  ♦Miss  Susannah  Williams   July  11,  1859 

46  *Mrs.  Marr  (Williams)  Williams   May,  1839 

47  ♦Mrs.  Mary  Williams   Nov.     1,  1861 

48  RMrs.  Sarah  (Williams)  Lj^on 

49  ♦Miss  Elizabeth  Cundall    Feb.  17,  1814 

50  ♦Miss  Hannah  Cundall June     9,  1841 

51  EMiss  Mary  Gillett   

52  *Mrs.  Leona  (Lane)  Lamb Mar.  29,  1879 

53  rMiss  Hannah  Whitmore   

1814. 

54  ♦Mr.  Jonathan  Cutler 

55  ♦Mrs.  Keziah  Cutler Jan.  19,  1828 

[99] 


56  RMr.  Barzillai  Fisher 

57  *Mr.  Silas  Hutchins    May    4,  1814 

58  *Mr.  Abraham  Rice ,  Dec.     5,  1845 

59  *Mrs.  Prussia  Fisher  June    8,  1846 

60  *Mrs.  Althea  (Engalls)  Waters Jan.,  1836 

61  *Mrs.  Henrietta  (Carder)  Sabin Nov.    9,  1841 

62  ♦Miss  Anna   Chamberlin   

63  ♦Mrs.  Cynthia  Rice   Dec.     7,  1855 

64  *Miss      Sophia      Greenman,      ^Thompson, 

Ct May     4,  1842 

65  *Mrs.  Nancy  Sykes,  IThompson,  Ct Oct.,  1861 

66  *Miss  Charlotte  Alexander 

1816. 

67  *Mrs.  Anna  Wilson,  tRnynham,  Mass.  .Dec.  26,  1869 

1817. 

68  *Mr.  John  Sabin  May     1,1821 

69  *Mrs.  Clarissa  Cundall   Oct.     1,  1837 

70  *Mrs.  Christiana  Fisher May     3,  1823 

71  *Mrs.  Louisa  Fisher   Mar.  29,  1849 

72  *Mr.  Elisha  Danielson.     (Dea.) Oct.     6,1866 

1820. 

73  *Mr.  Nathan  Fuller July  18,  1848 

74  *Mr.  Laban  Fisher July    4,1860 

75  RMr.  John  Danielson   

76  *Mrs.  Lydia  Fuller  Mar.,  1840 

77  RMrs.  Abigail  Fisher   

78  *Mrs.  Lydia  Chamberlin  

79  *Mr.  Zadoc  Spalding  Jan.  23,  1839 

80  *Mr.  Comfort  Tiffany  Dec,  1843 

81  *Mr.  David  Fisher    Sept.  12,  1862 

82  RMr.  Warren  Chamberlin  

83  RMr.  John  Chollar .' 

84  *Mr.  Isaac  T.  Hutchins Oct.  25,  1884 

85  *Mr.  Jacob  W.  Danielson  Nov.  15,  1856 

86  RMr.  Herbert  A.  Reed.     (Rev.)   

87  *Mrs.  Sally  Martin Jan.,  1861 

88  *Mrs.  Harty  (Dexter)  Danielson   .. Oct.  26,  1880 

89  *Miss  Elizabeth  Danielson    May  11,  1820 

90  *Mr.  Samuel  Danielson July  22,  1845 

91  *Mr.  Benjamin  Tanner  Sept.  16,  1849 

92  *Mr.  Willard  Danielson   Feb.  10,  1843 

93  *Mr.  George  Danielson   Aug.  17,  1883 

94  ♦Mr.  Elisha  P.  Spalding Sept.  30,  1837 

[100] 


95  *Mr.  Henry  B.  Bacon  Mar.,  1841 

96  RMr.  William  Hutchins  

97  RMr.  Nathaniel  E.  Johnson.     (Rev.) 

98  rMfs.  Amy    Chamberlin    

99  RMrs.  Elizabeth  Danielson  

100  RMiss  Lucy  (Danielson)  Crosby 

101  *Mrs.  Lydia  B.  Morse Apr.  22,  1889 

102  RMrs.  Eliza  (Bacon)  Taft 

103  RMrs.  Sally  (Bacon)  Allen 

104  *Mrs.  Henrietta  (Spalding)  Burroughs  .Jan.  28,  1884 

105  ^Miss  Eliza  Draper  Dec.     5,  1884 

106  *Mrs.  Eliza  (Tiffany)  Morse Sept.     3,  1858 

107  *Mrs.  Anna  Young   June    6,  1859 

108  RMrs.  Joanna  (Hutchins)  Sprague  

109  *Miss  Almira  Rice Aug.  30,  1824 

110  *Miss  Mary  Spalding,  $So.  Killingly  ..Nov.  28,  1823 

111  *Mr.  Adam  B.  Danielson.     (Dea.)  Apr.  14,  1872 

112  *Mr.  Hezekiah  L.  Danielson Nov.     7,  1881 

113  *Mrs.  Melancia     W.     (Robinson)     Daniel- 

son      Dec.     8,  1869 

114  *Miss  Mary  Ann  Huntington May,  1836 

115  RMiss  Betsey  Stowell  

116  RMrs.  Mary  (Dexter)  Elliott 

117  RMr.  William  Reed 

118  RMrs.  Marcia  (Learned)  Woodworth 

119  RMiss  Melora  (Alexander)  Sherman 

120  RMiss  Sally  (Day)  Warren 

121  *Mrs.  Lucy  Perry   

122  RMrs.  Celinda  Reed 

123  RMr.  Havilah  Mowry   

124  *Mr.  Samuel  Stearns   Sept.  19,  1842 

125  *Miss  Mary  Bassett Dec.  21,  1826 

126  RMiss  Mary  (Danielson)  Buck 

1821. 

127  *Mr.  Alexander  Thompson  June     6,  1834 

128  *Mrs.  Bertha  Young,  tSo.  Killingly,  Ct.  ..May,  1839 

129  EMrs.  Harriett  (Bushnell)  Safford  

130  RMrs.  Eunice  Thompson   

131  RMrs.  Elizabeth  (Chamberlain)  Rickard  . . 

132  ♦Miss  Jane  Danielson July  14,  1876 

133  *Mrs.  Roby  Handall   Feb.  14,  1866 

1822. 

134  *Mr.  Luther  Day   Apr.     9,  1882 

135  *Mr.  Welcome  S.  Fisher June  10,  1879 

[101] 


136  EMrs.  Wealthy  (Day)  Alton  

137  *Mrs.  Lucy  A.  (Bassett)  Alverson Mar.  25,  1834 

138  *Miss  Eliza  Bassett   Sept.  29,  1857 

139  *Mr.  Samuel  Davis Dec.  24,  1822 

1824. 

140  rMIss  Mary  S.  Willard 

1825. 

141  *Mrs.  Chloe  Tiffany    Nov.,  1852 

142  *Mrs.  Lucy  (Danielson)  Sprague Aug.,  1827 

143  *Miss  Mary  Ann  Danielson Sept.,  1825 

144  RMrs.  Eliza  Chollar,  JNo.  Killingly,  Ct.  . . 

145  ♦Mrs.  Julia  A.  Day,  $No.  Killingly,  Ct.  . .  .June,  1839 

1826. 

146  *Mis8  Maria  Millett   

1827. 

147  rMf.  Asher  Starkweather 

148  bMf.  Henry  Dexter 

149  RMrs.    Aurelia    Danielson,    JSo.    Killingly, 

Ct Feb.,  1874 

150  RMrs.  Celinda  Sparks,  JAttleboro,  Mass.  . 

151  *Miss  Amy  C.  Bacon Feb.  16,  1874 

152  RMrs.  Rosanna  Starkweather 

153  *Mrs.  Mary   Stearns    Aug.  13,  1886 

154  ♦Mrs.  Julia  (Handall)  Batty 

155  ♦Mrs.  Julia  A.  (Field)  Bliss  Apr.  13,  1872 

1828. 

156  ♦Mr.  Jabez  Parkhurst Apr.  21,  1843 

157  ♦Mrs.  Sally  Parkhurst   .July,  1841 

158  ♦Mr.  Erastus  Hammett July  12,  1876 

159  ♦Mrs.  Priscilla  Hammett   Oct.     5,  1889 

160  EMiss  Lucinda  Day  July  28,  1892 

161  RMrs.  Mary  C.  (Rice)  Keenan 

162  EMr.  John  Sparks   

163  ♦Mrs.  Mary  A.  (Malbone)  Bacon June     8,  1890 

164  ♦Mr.  William  Eaton Oct.,  1838 

165  RMrs.  Cynthia  rHandall)  Baker 

166  ♦Mrs.  Lucy  M.  Danielson Apr.  19,  1847 

167  ♦Mrs.  Almira  (Bassett)  Capron   May  25,  1851 

168  RMr.  Jabez  A.  Allen 

169  RMr.  Seth  Draper 

170  *Mrs.  Sarah  A.  (Young)  Backus Mar.  13,  1896 

[102] 


171  *Mrs.  Ruth  Hutchins   July    3,  1840 

172  rMis.  Roxanna  (Hutchins)  Park   

173  EMrs.  Mary  A.  (Taylor)  Munroe   

174  *Mrs.  Mary  R.  Danielson   Jan    3,  1832 

175  RMrs.  Mary  (Chollar)  Osgood 

176  *Mrs.  Mary  A.  (Durkee)  Johnson 

177  *Mrs.  Laura  S.  Danielson  Jan.  11,  1870 

178  RMr.  Cyrus  Whitmore   

179  RMrs.  Lucy  Whitmore  

180  ♦Mrs.  Sarah  Hutchins   Mar.     9,  1887 

181  RMiss  Roby  Rouse   

182  *Mrs.  Eliza  M.  (Handall)  Johnson 

183  *Mrs.  Ann  Shepherd 

184  *Miss  Celia  Cook   Apr.  27,  1848 

1829. 

185  *Mrs.  Mary  A,  Austin  

1830. 

186  ♦Mr.  Anthony  Mowry    

187  RMiss  Clarissa  Johnson  

188  ♦Mrs.  Esther  (Williams)  Danielson Feb.     4,  1888 

1831. 

189  ♦Mr.     Eleazer  Warren,   JSouth   Killingly, 

Ct Jan.     1,  1832 

190  ♦Mrs.  Jerusha    M.    Warren,    JSouth    Kil- 

lingly, Ct 1841 

191  RMrs.  Laurana  W.  (Park)  Holbrook 

192  RMrs.  Avis  L.  (Whitmore)  Weld 

193  ♦Mr.  John  B.  Hyde Nov.,  1838 

194  *Mrs.  Daniel  L.  Clark    

195  RMr.  Cyra   Bassett    

196  RMr.  William  Alexander 

197  RMr.  Silas  Mason    

198  RMr.  Nelson  Leavens  

199  ♦Mr.  Ebenezer  Young    Aug.  19,  1851 

200  tMrs.  Mary  A.  (Preston)  Pond 

201  ♦Miss  Martha  Mowry   Jan.     5,  1864 

1832. 

202  RMr.  .John  Bassett    

203  ♦Mr.  Jonathan   Dexter    Oct.  18,  1872 

204  ♦Mr.    Marvin  A.  Dexter June     1,  1878 

205  tMr.  William  Dexter   

[103] 


206  tMr.  George  H.  Leavens 

207  KMrs.  Susan   Bassett    

208  *Mrs.  Sophia  F.  Dexter Mar.     6,  1876 

209  rMfs.  Harriet  (Fisher)  Martin   

210  RMrs.  Roxanna  (Bassett)  Bacon 

211  *Miss  Patty  White   

212  *Mr.  Samuel  Hyde  

213  *Mr.  Isaac  Cundall    Apr.  14,  1846 

214  *Mr.  James  Bussey    1873 

215  tMr.  Joseph  Kelly 

216  *Mr.  William  Chollar   Feb.  23,  1892 

217  *Mr.  Thomas  Backus   Dec.    9,  1858 

218  *Mr.  Giles  Woodworth   July  27,  1877 

219  tMr.  John  J.  Angel    

220  RMr.  Gardner  G.  Clark   

221  *Mr.  Edwin    Kelly    Aug.,  1838 

222  *Mr.  William  Fuller  

223  RMr.  John  P.   Comins    

224  *Mr.  George   A.    Niles    Apr.     7,  1890 

225  *Mrs.  Ann  Hyde   

226  *Mrs.  Philura  Woodworth    Feb.     5,  1856 

227  *Mrs.  Deborah  Tanner    June  12,  1871 

228  RMrs.  E]lizabeth  P.  (Chollar)  Leavens 

229  *Mrs.  Jemima  (Young)  Stearns Feb.  26,  1885 

230  *Mrs.  Harriett  (Young)  Hyde  

231  RMrs.  Elizabeth  (Cundall)  Spalding 

232  *Mrs.  Celinda  Chollar   Oct.  12,  1847 

233  *Mrs.  Henrietta   Angel    June,  18oT 

234  RMrs.  Sarepta  (liaw)  Tanner    

235  *Mrs.  Rebecca  F.  (Law)  Darby   June  26,  1893 

236  *Mrs.  Deborah  P.  Law   Sept.  18,  1854 

237  *Mrs.  Cordelia  W.  (Preston)  Winsor  . .  Feb.  13,  1895 

238  RMrs.  Susan    Parkhurst    

239  RMrs.  Lucy  P.  (Chollar)  Potter  

240  RMr.  Waterman  A.  Fisher 

241  *Mr.  Lewis   Williams    Dec.  25,  1851 

242  RMr.  Jared  Willitims    

243  *Mr.  Zadoc   Wilson    Jan.  24,  1863 

244  *Mr.  Samuel  S.  Danielson May  11,  1864 

245  *Mr.  Daniel    Wilson    Apr.,  1867 

246  RMrs.  Calista  Dexter   

247  EMrs.  Almira  (Cady)  Adams  

248  *Mrs.  Hannah  W.  (Wilson)  Willis Mar.,  1838 

249  *Mrs.  Abbie  (Fisher)  Brewster   Jan.  15,  1871 

250  *Miss  Ocia  A.  Thompson May     2,  1833 

251  *Mr.  Abner  F.  Bacon  Feb.  21,  1875 

[104] 


252  *Mr.  Frederick  Day   

253  *Mr.  Lyman  Lamb    Apr.     8,1879 

254  *Mr.  William  C.  Bacon   May     9,  1877 

255  RMr.  Joshua  Wilber   

256  *Mr.  Simon  S.  Hutchins    Dec,  1840 

257  *Mr.  Rufus  Jillson    May   22,  1853 

258  RMr.  Chester  Parkhurst    

259  *Mrs.  Abigail  Lamb    May  4,  1841 

200  *Mrs.  Ann  (Blake)  Bacon    Oct.   26,  1857 

261  *Mrs.  LudoYisa  Howe    1838 

262  *Mr.  James  H.  Spalding    Jan.,  1837 

263  *Mr.  Orville  M.  Capron    April  6,  1880 

264  RMrs.  Margaret  L.  Wilber    

265  *Miss  Harriet  N.  Wliitmore Dec.  14,  1898 

266  *Mrs.  Abilene  H.  Hutchins    Dec.   3,  1865 

267  t^tr.  Ziba  Warren   

268  RMrs.  Jernsha  (Bacon)  Field  

269  *Mrs.  Huldah  Davis    Mar.    19,  1853 

270  *Miss  Frances  M.  Whitmore   Aug.  21,  1840 

271  RMiss  Polly  Cutler    

272  RMrs.  Abby  (Cutler)  Cole  

273  *Mrs.  Harriet  K.  Hutchins  Jan.  8,  1855 

274  *Mr.  George  Law    1874 

275  RMr.  Charles  Cady    

276  *Mr.  John  B.  Young    Sept.   12,  1859 

277  *Mr.  John  Kenyon    

278  RMr.  Elisha  Chamberlin    

279  *Mr.  Ezra  R.  Chamberlin   Nov.  14,  1837 

280  EMrs.  Jane  (Comins)  Titus    

281  EMrs.  Clarissa  R.  (Cundall)  Fuller    

282  *Miss  Polly  Richmond     

283  *Mrs.  Sally  (Fisher)  Sydleman    

284  RMrs.  Mary  S.  (Comins)  Lillibridge 

285  *Miss  Sally  Leavens    Mar.  1841 

286  fMr.  Silas  Hutchins   

287  *Miss  Lucy  Bacon    Aug.   2,  1873 

288  *Mrs.  Celia    (Davis)    Nichols    Jan.   29,  1863 

289  RMrs.  Harriet  O.  A.  (Young)  Tiffany 

290  RMrs.  Fanny  (Comins)  Chamberlin   

291  *Mrs.  Emily  (Fisher)  Day Sept.  30,  1894 

292  *Mr.  Henry  W.  Hyde    

293  *Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Dexter,  tBrooklyn,  Ct.  Oct.  24,  1883 

294  *Mr.  Samuel    Reynolds    July  31,  1882 

295  *Mr.  John  Blackmar  May,  1838 

296  fMr.  George  Day  

297  tMr.  Nathan  Law  

[105] 


298  *Mr.  Lorin  Hovle    

299  *Mrs.  Sally  Reynolds Sept.  15.  1866 

300  ♦Mrs.  Esther  Kenyon  Nov.,  1856 

301  *Miss  Susan    Hoyle    

302  *Mrs.  Celia  (Austin)  Bennett 

303  tMrs.  Mercy  (Blackmar)  Joslin 

304  *Miss  Sally  Hoyle 

305  *Miss  Sarah  A.  Woodworth  Mar.,  1885 

306  *Miss  Betsey    Olney    Sept.,  1838 

307  *Mrs.  Sabrina  Tanner   Mar.  23,  1854 

308  fMr.  Artemas  Graves    - 

309  RMr.  Ebenezer  Richmond  

310  *Mr.  Horace  E.  Davis Aug.  10,  1900 

311  BMr.  Ezra  G.   Johnson    

312  *Mrs.  Betsey  (Bridges)  Richardson 

313  *Miss  Abigail  Davis  June    8,  1849 

314  *Mrs.  Mary  L.  (Fisher)  Whitcomb Mar.,  1838 

315  *Mr.  Philip  Tanner  Jan     4,  1874 

316  *Mrs.  Sally  Tanner   Dec.     4,  1882 

317  RMrs.  Eliza  (Durkee)  Salisbury   

318  *Mr.  Edwin   Draper    Apr.  23,  1858 

319  ♦Miss  Lucy  Thompson   Dee.  12,  1835 

320  ♦Mr.     David    A.     Bacon,    |So.    Killingly, 

Ct July  27,  1859 

321  *Mrs.  Sarah  Bacon,  $So.  Killingly,  Ct.  .  .May  1,  1849 

322  RMrs.  Sally  (Thompson)  Carder    

323  RMrs.  Roxanna  (Thompson)  Kingsley  .... 

324  t^lr.  John  S.  Kenyon   

325  *Mrs.  i^hoebe  (Clough)  Washburn    

326  RMiss  Olive  Fisher 

327  *Mr.  Jonathan  Warren    

328  ""Mrs.  Lucy  (Kelly)  Green Apr.  21,  1897 

329  *Mrs.  Eunice  Hyde    Jan.  27,  1856 

330  *Miss  Celia  Kenyon   

331  *Mr,  William  L.  Dyer  

332  *Miss  Amy  Hoyle  July  12,  1835 

1833. 

333  *Mrs.  Jemima  Blake 

334  *Mr.  Horace  Burroughs  Mar.  15,  1884 

335  RMr.  Edmund  P.  Tiffany    

336  *Mr.  Charles  E.     Morse,   tw.   Woodstock, 

Ct 

337  fMr.  William  Brown 

338  *Miss  Elizabeth  Reynolds   July  9,  1884 

339  RMrs.  Lydia   (Fisher)    Keith    

[106] 


1834. 

340  tMr.  Simon  C.  Kelly    

341  *Mrs.  Milly  Day,  JPlainfield,  Ct June  17,  1857 

842     *Mrs.  Sarah  G.  Danielson,    JN.    Killiiigly. 

Ct Nov.  27,  18()>S 

1835. 
348     *Mr.  Thomas  Danielson,  ^Thompson,  Ct.  .Nov.,  1839 

344  *Mrs.  Adah     Danielson,    ^Thompson,    Ct. 

Mar.  4,  1874 

345  *Mrs.  Elizabeth  Bonn     Oct.    23,  1804 

346  *Mrs.  Phila  Davis,  tSo.  Killingly,  Ct.  .  .Oct.     2,  1882 

347  RMr.  Robert  D.  Dorrance,  toxford,   Mass. 

348  EMrs.  Lucy  Dorrance,    JOxford,    Mass.    . . 

1836. 

349  RMr.  Benjamin  F.  Durkee   

1837. 

350  RMrs.  Louisa  Fisher 

351  RMr.  Stowell  L.  Weld,   ^Providence,  R.   I. 

Dec.  16,  1865 

352  RMrs.  Esther  Jencks  

353  RMrs.  Sarah  A.  (Davison)  Kin.c 

354  *Mrs.  Cynthia  S.  Dexter Mar.  3,  1869 

355  RMrs.  Eunice  Dexter,    ^Thompson,    Ct.    .  . 

356  *Mrs.  Sophia  Leavens,  tSturbridge,  Mass. 

Jan.  8,  1860 

357  *Mrs.  Erasta  Danielson,  tThompson,  Ct.  Dec.  8,  1839 

358  *Mrs.  Harriet  Law,  JProvidence,  R.  I.   ..Sept.,  1839 

359  *Mrs.  Mary  S.  Segur,  tThompson,  Ct.   ...June,  1840 

360  *Mr.  Nathan  Wood,  JSo.  Killingly,  Ct.  Nov.  30,  1873 

1840. 

361  *Mr.  Augustus  Hammett.  JN.  Y.  City  .July  14,  1857 

362  *Mrs.  Phebe  W.  Hammett,  JN.  Y.  City  Oct.  31,  1858 

363  *Mrs.  Lucy  A.  (Lamb)  Easterbrooks 

364  RMrs.  Mary  A.  (Lamb)   Pierce    

365  rMi-s.  Eliza  E.   (Parkhurst)   Mahrs   

366  RMrs.  Tamar  M.   (Davison)   Buck    

367  Mrs.  Mary  M.  (Adams)  Lillibridge 

368  RMrs.  Amy  A.  Cha  raberlin     

369  *Mrs.  Sally  A.   (Dean)  Card   Jan.  26,  1851 

370  RMr.  Leonard  Thomoson,    tNo.    Killingly, 

Ct 

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371  RMrs.     Abby     Thompson,   $No.   Killingly, 

Ct 

372  *Mr.  David  A.  Dean,  JCoventry,  R.  I.  . .  Dec.  2,  1893 

373  *Mrs.  Sarah  Rathbun,  $Lisbon,  Ct Dec.  7,  1878 

374  RMr.  .James  A.  Fisher    

375  RMiss  Nancy  H.  Fisher 

376  *Mr.  Joel  Davison Oct.  8,  1861 

377  RMr.  Thomas  H.  Hutchins    

378  *Miss  Chloe  P.  Davison Feb.  8,  1892 

379  *Mrs.  Lucy  Comins,  JNo.  Killingly,  Ct.  Mar.  12,  1861 

380  *Mr.  Edmund  Badger,  tBrooklyn,  Ct May,  1842 

381  *Mrs.  Jane  Badger,  JBrooklyn,  Ct 

1842. 

382  RMr.  Ananias  Austin    

383  RMrs.  Althea  Austin     

384  *Mrs.  Nancy  Hutchins   Nov.  22,  1842 

385  RMrs.  Adaline  A.  (Day)  Bates 

386  RMrs.  Julia  R.   (Wilson)   Pierce   

387  tMr.  Hezekiah  D.  Law   

388  RMrs.  Ann  (Comins)  Ward 

389  RMrs.  Cynthia  Champion    

390  *Mrs.  Peddy  Pickering    

391  *Mrs.  Julia  A.  (Sparks)  Logee  May  17,  1878 

392  *Mrs.  Almh-a  (Sparks)  Wood   July  18,  1852 

393  *Mrs.  Mary  (Ai-nold)  Matthews Jan.  10,  1864 

394  RMr.  William  B.  Ames    

395  RMrs.  Lucy  Ann  Ames    

396  *Mr.  Oliver  B.  Burnham    Feb,    10,  1864 

397  *Mrs.  Margaret  B.  Burnham    May,  1885 

398  *Mr.  Danforth  Newell  Sept.  28,  1875 

399  *Mr.  James  H.  Hutchins Apr.  21,  1844 

400  *Mr.  Simon  Spalding Apr.  17,  1859 

401  RMr.  Samuel  H.  Grosvenor    

402  RMr.  Joseph  D.  Bates    

403  RMr.  Caleb  H.  Johnson   

404  tMr.  William  H.  Chamberlin    

405  RMr.  Richard  R.  Buck 

406  RMr.  Isaac  N.  Cundall.  (Rev.)   

407  EMr.  Leonard  A.  Tanner    

408  RMr.  Francis  Burroughs    

409  EMr.  Elam  C.  Beach    

410  *Mr.  Charles  Stone  

411  RMr.  Jesse  S.  Ely    

412  RMr.  Henry  Spalding   

413  RMr.  Barnabas  B.  Hyde 

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414  *Mr.  George  W.  Spalding Oct.,  1874 

415  tMr.  Amasa  Olney    

416  *Mr.  George  W.  Danielson   Mar.  25,  1884 

417  tMr.  Pardon  Bennett    

418  Mr.  William  Corains 

419  RMrs.  Caroline  (Comins)  Congdon   

420  *Mrs.  Elizabeth  (Olney)  Ames   

421  *Mrs.  Eliza  M.  (Tanner)  Comins March  25,  1899 

422  *Mrs.  Berthena  Dean   Feb.  11,  1873 

423  *Mrs.  Mary  E.  (Spalding)  demons Jmie  11,  18G9 

424  fMrs.  Averilda    (Olney)    Wiggins    

425  RMrs.  Emily  E,  (Davison)  Warner    

426  RMr.  Joseph  W.  Cundall     

427  *Mrs.  Eliza  Young    June  7,  1853 

428  *Miss  Althea  Hutchins   

429  RMrs.  Laura  A.   (Parkhurst)  Rathbun    . .  . 

430  *Mrs.  Phila    Parker    Mar.  10,  1866 

431  RMrs.  Zipporah  A.   (Webb)   Chafee    

432  tMrs.  Olive  F.    (Rathbun)    Chamberlin    . . 

433  *Miss  Lucy  B.  Chamberlin   Dec.  26,  1853 

434  *Mrs.  Mary  Davis   June  27,  1865 

435  *Mrs.  Jane  Spalding    Mar.    12,  1873 

436  *Miss  Sophia  Greenman,  JThompson,  Ct.  .May,  1842 

437  RMrs.  Susan  M.  (Davis)  Truesdell 

438  tMr.  Smith  B.  Chase    

439  *Mr.  Edward  Davis  May  14,  1897 

440  *Mrs.  Elizabeth  Rickard,  JPomfret,  Ct.   . .  May,  1877 

441  *Mr.  William  H.  Hutchins    

442  *Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Newell   July  16,  1876 

443  *Mr.  Zebina  Adams  Dec.  1,  1859 

444  *Mr.  Lorenzo  Lillibridge    May  11,  1885 

445  RMr.  Ebenezer  P.  Rathbun    

446  *Mr.  David  A.  Gleason    

447  Mr.  Edmund  A.  Dean 

448  *Mrs.  Rhoda  D.  Adams   Dec.  1,  1879 

449  Miss  Emily  Ann  Adams 

450  *Mrs.  Lucy  A.  (Newell)  Potter July  5,  1864 

451  EMiss  Angeline  C.  Woodworth   

452  RMrs.  Marcia  A.  (Hyde)  Sherman 

453  RMrs.  Elizabeth  A.    (Woodworth)    Moyses 

454  *Miss  Lydia  L.  Backus    Jan.  26,  1847 

455  *Miss  Rebecca  W.  Hutchins    Dec.  21,  1847 

456  RMr.  Samuel  S.  Sprague     

457  RMrs.  Esther  P.  (Hutchins)  Sprague 

458  RMiss  Ellen  Williams     

459  RMr.  Joseph  B.  Whitmore    

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460  *Mr.  William  P.  Spalding    Mar.   18,  1873 

461  RMr.  Calvin  Cooper    

462  *Mr.  Stephen  Rickard    Mar.  6,  1870 

463  RMr.  Benjamin  P.  Parkhurst    

464  *Mr.  Israel  Simmons    Aug.  3,  1882 

465  RMrs.  Harriet  B.  Ely,   INo.   Killingly,   Ct. 

466  RMrs.  Jane  Bassett,  $No.  Killingly,  Ct.  ... 

467  RMrs.  Eliza  A.  (Davis)  Kingsley   

468  RMrs.  Martha  Handall     

469  Mrs.  Lucy  M.  (Chase)  Young 

470  RMrs.  Nancy  F.  Stone    

471  RMr.  Leavens  Jenks    

472  *Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Simmons    Dec.    27,  1888 

473  RMr.  Charles  H.  Fisher    

474  *Mr.  Edward  L.  Cundall    Oct.  5,  1885 

475  RMrs.  M.  L.  J.  (Dean)  Doty    

476  Mrs.  Charlotte  T.  (Danielson)  Capron   . . 

477  Mrs.  Lucy  S.  (Danielson)  Hutchins 

478  RMr.  George  I.  Stearns.    (Rev.)     

479  EMrs.  Mary  (Bassett)  Spalding 

480  RMrs.  Elizabeth  P.  (Newell)  Wall   

481  *Mrs.  Anna  Davison,  tErooklyn,  Ct.    .  .Apr.  6,  1863 

482  RMr.  Prosper  Alexander    

483  RMrs.  Avis  L.   (Rickard)   Burgess    

484  RMr.  Justin  Hammond     

485  tMr.  Peter  Boss    

486  RMr.  David  E.  Hall    

487  RMrs.  Christiana  Bartlett    

488  EMrs.  Martha  J.  Boss    

489  RMr.  Erastus  D,  Hutchins    

490  RMrs.  Harriet  (Cundall)  Segur 

491  RMiss  Pamelia  Spalding    

492  RMiss  Emeline  Johnson     

493  RMiss  Lucy  Elizabeth  Johnson  

494  RMrs.  Betsy  (Handall)  Gilbert 

495  RMrs.  Adelia  (Darby)  Baker 

496  RMr.  Simon  Spalding  2d 

497  RMiss  Abby  C.  Spalding  

498  *Mrs.  Sarah  F.  Danielson Feb.  19,  1870 

499  EMr.  Joel  Davison,  Jr 

500  *Mr.  Daniel  W.  Davison     Sept.,  1877 

501  *Mrs.  Dolly  Niles    June  21,  1893 

502  *Mrs.  Relief  Hall  Mar.  1,  1854 

503  RMrs.  Lydia  Olney    

504  *Mrs.  Betsy  H.  Ely,   tBrooklyn,   Ct.    .  .July  22,  1892 

505  *Miss  Olive  Badger,  ^Brooklyn,  Ct.  ...Feb.  17,  1876 

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506  *Mrs.  Laura   (Badger)  Ashley,  JBrooklyn, 

Ct 

507  rMfs.    Bathsheba    B.    Sprague,    JWarren, 

508  *Mr.  Edwin  Ely,  JHarwinton,  Ct Jan.  13,  1883 

509  RMrs.  Mary  Johnson,  ^Thompson,  Ct.   ... 

510  EMrs.  Catharine  A.  (Cimdall)  Hyde,  JBap. 

Ch.,   Plainfield,   Ct 

511  *Mr.  Arthur  Gleason,   JPomfret,   Ct 

512  RMrs.  Sarah  Gleason,    tpomfret,    Ct 

513  *Mr.  William  James,  tPomfret,  Ct.    ..Aug.     3,  1878 

514  *Mrs.  Abigail  W.  James,  JPomfret,  Ct.  Aug.  26,  1886 

515  *Miss  Lucy  Backus     1857 

516  *Miss  Eunice  Danielson  May  25,  1851 

517  RMrs.  Susan  Hammond    

518  RMr.  Jesse  Handall  

519  tMr.  William  K.  Kies    

520  *Mr.  Henry  Kies.    (Rev.)    Aug.    19,1855 

521  RMr.  George  W.  Kies  

1844. 

522  RMr.  Daniel  E.  Day    

523  RMrs.  Abigail  S.  (Stearns)  Austin   

524  RMrs.  Lucy  M.  (Brewster)  Carpenter  .... 

525  RMrs.  Lucy  Brewster,  JHampton,  Ct 

1845. 

526  *Mrs.  Pamelia  Angell,  $Waterville,  Me.    .  .  

527  RMr.  Ebenezer  Kelley,  $No.  Killingly,  Ct. 

528  RMrs.  Esther  Kelley,    $No.    Killingly,    Ct. 

529  *Mrs.  Susan  N.  Leavens,  JFranklin,  Ct.  July  25,  1900 

530  RMr.  George  A.  Cundall    

531  RMrs.  Mary  E.  Pinckney    

532  RMrs.  Emily  Bigelow,  ^Brooklyn,  Ct 

533  *Mrs.  Clarissa  Dexter,  JPomfret,  Ct.  .Sept.  25,  1850 

534  RMrs.  Sarah  Cundall,    tNorwich,   Ct 

535  Mrs.  Lydia   (Corey)   Hawkins,   $W.   Med- 

way,  Mass 

1846. 

536  *Mr.  Bishop  T.  Bliss,  ITownsend,  Vt.  ..May  5,  1872 

537  tMr.  William  Osgood,  JAbington,  Ct 

538  RMrs.  Roxanna  Bacon,  IWorcester,  Mass. 

539  *Mrs.     Melora     Carder,     $No.     Killingly, 

Ct Sept.     8,  1853 

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540  *Mr.  John     P.     Chamberlin,    ICincinnati, 

O Feb.  15,  1871 

541  *Mrs.  Elizabeth    P.    Chamberlin,    JCincin- 

nati,  O Dec.  16,  1891 

542  *Mr.  tJela  Carpenter,    t Attleboro',    Mass. . .  

543  *Mrs.  Mary  C.  Rice,  $Bap.  Ch.,  Pittsfield, 

Mass Apr.   14,  1849 

544  RMr.  Charles  H.  Fuller,  $N.  Y.  City 

545  RMrs.  Martha  Fuller,  JN.  Y.  City   

546  *Mrs.  Ellen  S.  (Day)  Griggs  July  3,  1855 

547  *Mrs.  Mary  D.  (Danielson)  Jacques   . . .  May  3,  1853 

548  *Miss  Mary  Danielson     Oct.    20,1858 

549  RMrs.    Sally    (Austin)    Starkweather,    JNo. 

Killingly,  Ct 

550  *Mrs.  Hannah  Pray,  tpomfret,  Ct Oct.  19,  1880 

551  RMr.  Charles  Allen,  {Westminster,  Ct.  ... 

552  RMrs.  Harriet  Allen,  tAbington,  Ct 

553  RMr.  Joel  Baker,  Jr.,  JBrooklyn,  Ct 

554  RMrs.  Matilda  Converse    

Jan.  2,     1848. 

555  RMr.  Joseph  B.  Crandall,  ^Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

556  RMrs.  Maria  Theresa  Crandall  

March  6,  1848. 

557  *Mr,  Orlin  Clark,   {Bradford,   Vt June  22,  1851 

558  *Mrs.  Orill  C.  Clark,  {Bradford,  Vt.  ..Sept.  16,  1880 

May  21,   1848. 

559  RMr.  Jarvis  Crandall,  {Tolland,   Ct 

560  RMrs.  Harriet  H.  Crandall,  {Norwich,  Ct. 

561  RMrs.  Martha     J.     (Crandall)     Richmond, 

{Plainfleld,  Ct 

562  RMrs.  Mary  T.    (Crandall)     Hull,     {Plain- 

field,    Ct 

July  2,  1848. 

563  RMrs.  Emily  M.  (Handall)  Perrin   

564  *Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  (Tanner)  Williams  . .  Mar.  1,  1886 

Sept.  3,  1848. 

565  *Mrs.  Charlotte  H.  Jacobs,  {Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Mar.  25,  1896 
Nov.  12,  1848. 

566  *Miss  Alee  H.  Williams,  {So.  Woodstock, 

Ct Aug.    6,  1878 

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March  4,  1849. 

567  RMrs,  Lydia  R.  Day,  tRaynham,   Mass... 

July  1,  l&i9. 

568  RMrs.  Charlotte  H.  (Niles)  Thomas,  tcen- 

tral  Village,  Ct 

Nov.  4.  1849. 

569  RMr.  Charles  Hartwell,  JAmherst,  Mass.. 

570  RMrs.  Amelia      D.    (Jones)    Stearns,    JSo. 

Hadley,  Mass 

March  3,  1850. 

571  *Mr.  Nelson  E.  Williams,  JSo.  Woodstock, 

Ct Aug.  18,  1882 

May  5,  1850. 

572  RMiss  Lucy  E.  Edmands,  JMethodist  Ch., 

Lowell,  Mass 

June  16,  1850. 

573  RMr.  Harley     P.     Angell,    tNo.    Scituate, 

R.  I 

574  RMrs.  Waity     C.     Angell,   tNo.    Scituate, 

R.  I 

575  *Mrs.  Lucretia  H.  Woodworth,    tE.    Had- 

dam,  Ct Sept.  4,  1852 

Oct.  13,  1850. 

576  RMrs.  Caroline  J.  Hill,    iBuffalo,    N.    Y. 

Nov.  2,  1851. 

577  RMrs.  Margaret  M.  Rice,    tBoston,    Mass. 

Nov.  16,  1851. 

578  Mr.  John  Waldo,  (Dea.)  tLisbon,  Ct 

579  *Mrs.  Lydia  Waldo,  tLisbon,  Ct July  1,  1895 

March  14,  1852. 

580  RMrs.  Abigail  T.  Burroughs    

581  *Mrs.  Hannah   (Howard)   Sharp    

.582      Miss  Clarissa  A.  Adams    

583  EMrs.  Eliza  M.   (Danielson)   Vedder   

584  RMr.  Henry  Williams   

585  RMrs.  Margaret  Gordon,  tcentral  Village, 

Ct 

586  RMrs.  Jedidah  Chamberlin,   JBozrah,   Ct. 

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May  16,  1852. 

587  Mrs.  Ellen  Maria  Hutchins,  $No.  Killing- 

ly,   Ct 

588  *Miss  Clarissa  Day,  iSo.  Killingly,  Ct  .Jan.  17,  1864 

589  *Miss  Harriet  Day,  JSo.  Killingly,  Ct.  ..Jan.  14,  1894 

Nov.  7,  1852. 

590  *Mr.  Rnfus  Robinson,  iPorafret,  Ct.  ..Aug.  20,  1866 

591  RMrs.  Nancy  Robinson,    IPomfret,    Ct.    . . 

Nov.  6,  1853. 

592  RMrs,  Mary  F.  (Stearns)  Root 

59.3     RMrs.  Abby  (Dexter)  Crosby  

594  Miss  Mary  Dexter     

595  RMr.  Amos     D.     Lockwood,   tsiatersville, 

R.  I 

596  RMrs.  Sarah  F.      Lockwood,    tSlatersville, 

R.  I 

597  RMrs.     Sarah     D.   (Lockwood)  Danielson, 

$Slatersville,  R.I 

Nov.  27,    1853. 

598  RMrs.    Harriet    G.    Cai-penter,    ^Eastford, 

Ct 

July  2,  1854. 

599  *Mr.  Samuel  Dorrance   Day,    lEllicotville, 

N.  Y May  10,  1885 

600  Mr.  Simon  S.  Waldo,  ^Canterbury,  Ct.  . . 

601  *Mr.  Ezra  Hutchins,   $No.   Scituate,   R.  I. 

Dec.  29,  1897 

602  RMrs.  Mary  A.      Cochran,    JTrinity,   New- 

foundland   

Sept.  3,  1854. 

603  *Mr.  George  B.  Robinson,    $E.    Hampton, 

Ct Apr.  2,  1856 

Nov.  5,  1854. 

604  *Mrs.  Mahala  Allen,  tpomf ret,  Ct Oct.  8,  1887 

605  *Mrs.  Lucinda  Fisher,  JPomfret,  Ct.   ...Oct.  1,  1885 

606  RMrs.  Helen  O.  Rickard,    JHunter,    N.    Y. 

607  *Mr.  Charles  S.  Hawkins June  30,  1899 

March  4,  1855. 

608  RMr.  Orrin  Ashley,  tHaraptou,   Ct 

609  RMrs.  Diana  Carder,  ^Brooklyn,  Ct 


March  25,  1855. 

610  *Mr.  Nathan  Olds,  | Westminster,  Ct.   .Dec.  12,  1860 

611  KMrs.  Lois  A.  Olds,  ^Westminster,  Ct.  ... 

612  *Mr.  William  B.     Sprague,   JScotland,  Ct. 

Oct.lO,  1870 

613  *Mrs.  Joanna  Sprague,  JScotland,  Ct.  ..May  4,  1886 

May  6,  1855. 

614  RMrs.  Sarah  (Waldo)  Wales,  ^Canterbury, 

Ct 

July  1,  1855. 

615  *Mrs.  Adeline      (Barstow)       Scarborough, 

t Westminster,  Ct Sept.  14,  1900 

616  RMiss  Hannah  Hindley.  iSlatersville,  N.  Y. 

617  *Miss  Clarissa  Johnson,    tcincinnatus,    N. 

Y Dec.  4,  1866 

618  *Mr.  Horace  Day,  |So.  Killingly,  Ct.    .Dec.  11,  1868 

619  *Mrs.  Annis  R.      Day,    JSo.    Killingly,   Ct. 

Apr.  22,  1884 

620  Mr.  Edward  Dexter   

621  Mr.  Albert  Danielson  

622  *Miss  Ellen  M.  Danielson Oct.  19,  1859 

623  *Mrs.  Joanna  D.   (James)    Squyer    Apr.   30,  1890 

624  BMrs.  Harriet  P.   (.James)   Hutchins    

625  EMiss  Sarah  S.  Hall    

626  *Mrs.  Melissa  L.   (Kies)   Vaughn    Dec.  9,  1869 

627  *Mrs.  Marietta  Davis   Mar.  16,  1897 

628  *Miss  Harriet  G.  Danielson    Mar.    7,  1858 

629  *Miss  Harriet  O.   Bacl5:us    Jan.   11,  1898 

630  Miss  Charlotte  Tanner 

631  Miss  Emily  Danielson   

632  Mrs.  Susan  M.  (Bacon)  Stone 

633  EMrs.  Harriet  E.   (Bacon)  Palmer    

634  RMiss  Maria  Jane  Tracy     

635  RMrs.  Mary  J.  (Bacon)  Williams   

636  Mrs.  Emily  M.  (Smiths  Cundall 

637  Mrs.  Julia  A.  (Aldrich)  Waldo 

638  RMiss  Elizabeth  S.   (Danielson)   Cundall.. 

639  RMrs.  Elizabeth  R.  (Drowne)  McPherson.  . 

640  RMrs.  Clarissa  S.  (Waldo)  Cook    

641  *Mrs.  Maria  A.  (Davis)  Darling July  13,  1898 

642  RMr.  William  A.  James  (Rev.)    

643  RMr.  Pliny  Pratt    

644  RMrs.  Helen  J.  Pratt    

645  RMr.  John  W.  Danielson   

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646  RMr.  Henry  E.  Simmons 

647  RMr.  Nathan  Olds.  Jr 

648  BMrs.   Elizabeth   E.    (Brown)    Montgomery 

649  RMr.  Isaac  Adams 

650  EMr.  John  Hutchins    

651  *Miss  Hannah  Hutchins Sept.  3,  1861 

652  RMrs.  Mary    (Hutchins)    Williams    

653  RMrs.  Elizabeth  (Hutchins)  Fisher 

654  RMr.  George  H.  Hutchins 

655  Mrs.  Mary  R.  (Danielson)  Chollar 

656  RMrs.  Elizabeth  F.    (Danielson)   Ayer    . .  . 

657  RMrs.  Susan  S.  (Lester)  Johnson 

658  RMrs.  Mary  F.  (Lester)  Fuller  

659  *Mr.  Ebenezer  S.  Young   Dec.  20,  1871 

660  RMr.  George  A.  Bacon    

661  *Mr.  Samuel  D.  Danielson Jan.  11,  1903 

662  *Mr.  Evan  H.  Malbone    Dec.  22,  1895 

663  Mr.  William  H.  Chollar.     (Dea.) 

664  RMr.  Elisha  Carpenter  

665  Mrs.  Eliza  M.  Adams 

666  RMr.  Peleg  R.  Walker    

667  RMr.  Francis  P.  Johnson     

668  RMr.  Henry  F.  Hyde.  (Rev.)    

669  *Mr.  Samuel  Hutchins    Jan.   16,  1886 

670  RMiss  Amelia  deF.  Lockwood  

671  Miss  Olive  D.  Adams 

672  RMiss  Emma  R.  Humes    

673  RMrs.  Frances  P.    (Davis)    Dorrance    .... 

674  EMiss  Cornelia  J.  Golder     

675  *Mr.  Martin  W.  Walker    

676  RMiss  Harriet  A.  Hutchins    

677  RMiss  Mary  Ann  Kies    

678  RMrs.  Meleatiah  C.  Jackson  

679  *Mr.  Edwin  Waldo    Sept.    8,  1860 

680  RMr.  Solomon  Drowne   

681  RMiss  Mary  L.  Drowne     

682  RMrs.  Susan  L.  Drowne    

683  EMrs.  Elizabeth  McLaughlin     

684  RMrs.  Charlotte  W.  (Day)  Lyon  

Sept.  2,  1855. 

685  RMrs.  Mary  (Torrey)  Howe,  tNo.  Killing- 

ly,  Ct 

Nov.  4,  1855. 

686  *Mrs.  Emily  Jencks,  t Slaters ville,  R.  I..  .Apr.  9,  1893 

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687    RMrs.  Nancy  Gallup,  JYork,  Penn 

G88    EMr.  Joseph  Danielson.   (Rev.)    

Jan.  6,  1856. 

689  RMrs.  Susan  E.  Miller,    tBrooklyn,    N.    Y. 

690  *Mr.  Havilah  M.  Sprague   May  30,  1874 

Jan.,     1857. 

691  Mr.  John  Dexter,  ^Providence,  R.  I 

Feb.,    1857. 

692  *Mrs.  Emily  Bigelow,   ^Providence,   R.   I. 

July  7,  1886 
July  12,  1857. 

693  *Mr.  Henry  Hutchins     Aug.    8,  1877 

694  RMr.  Charles  C.  Cundall   

695  *Mr.  John  D.  Bigelow  (Dea.)   Feb.  14,  1888 

696  EMr.  J.  Augustus  Spalding    

697  *Mr.  Robert  Hughes   May  6,  1864 

698  EMr.  Joseph  G.  Ayer    

699  *Mr.  James  Danielson,  Jr Oct.  12,  1864 

700  Mr.  George  Lloyd   

701  *Mr.  Edwin  W.  Davis Sept.  17,  1903 

702  EMr.  Cyrus  P.  Greene   

703  EMr.  George  E.  Jewett    

704  *Mr.  William  E.  Simmons Sept.  23,  1886 

705  EMr.  Edward  T.  Marvel    

706  EMr.  Earl  W.  Fisher    

707  EMr.  Benjamin  W.  Gallup    

708  RMrs.  Hannah  S.  Spalding     

709  EMrs.  Hannah  M.  Hughes    

710  EMrs.  Emeline  Angel   

711  *Mrs.  Ellen  L.   (Davis)  Lloyd    May  26,  1886 

712  RMrs.  Ann  C.  (Tucker)  Jackson 

713  Mrs.  Mary  J.  (Dexter)  Fiske 

714  *Miss  Mary  E.  Hyde    Apr.   18,  1865 

715  EMrs.  Maria  (Hutchins)  Fay  

716  Mrs.  Isabella  (Kerr)  Waldo 

717  RMrs.  Sarah  E.  (Chamberlin)  Davis 

718  RMrs.  Laura  A.  (Chapman)  Farquhar  .... 

719  Mrs.  Lucy  C.  (Card)  Arnold 

720  EMiss  Sarah  R.  Fuller    

721  RMrs.  Elizabeth  H.  (Coxen)  Snow 

722  EMrs.  Miranda  Z.  (Leavens)  Sweet 

723  *Miss  Ann  Kerr  June  12,  1863 

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Sept.  6,  1857. 

724  RMrs.  Emily  H.  Humes     

725  rMi's.  Mary  J.   (Keigwin)  Barrows   

726  EMiss  Jane  E.  Coon   

727  Mrs.  Emma  J.  (Steanis)  Danielson 

728  RMrs.  Phebe  E.  (Gordon)  Bartlett 

Jan.  3,   1858. 

729  RMr.  William  C.  Tucker   

730  *Mr.  Edwin  A.  Peckham   July  5,  1891 

731  *Mr.  Ahira  Z.  Kies    Feb.  19,  1882 

732  RMrs.  Caroline  F.   (Bacon)   Fuller    

733  *Mrs.  Sarah  G.  (Danielson)  Sprague  .  .June  24,  1875 

734  Mrs.  Lucy  W.  Chamberlin  

735  RMrs.  Harriet  A.    (Chamberlin)    Little    . .  . 

1858. 

736  *Mrs.  HaiTiet  N.  Hyde   Nov.   16,  1895 

737  RMiss  Calista  C.  Bacon  

738  RMrs.  Ellen  A.    (Hutchins)    Sabin    

739  EMrs.  Adelia  A.  Hutchins     

740  *Mr.  William  M.  Johnson   Oct.  16,  1864 

741  *Mr.  Herbert  S.  Danielson    Oct.   1,  1866 

742  EMr.  Thomas  K.  Bates    

743  *Mrs.  Mary  Jane  Bates    Feb.  27,  1864 

744  *Mrs.  Harriet  L.  Y.  Chamberlin May  2,  1904 

745  Mrs.  Emily  M.  (Fuller)  Lathrop 

746  *Mrs.  Ruth  L.  Chapman    Aug.    23,1896 

747  Mrs.  H.  F.  (Weld)  Danielson 

748  *Mrs.  Mary  Hutchins   Feb.  6,  1864 

749  *Miss  Mary  Ann  Day   Sept.   12,  1859 

750  *Mr.  Roswell   Whitmore.    (Rev.)   |By   Let- 

ter     Apr.  2,  1861 

751  ♦Mr.  Stowell  L.  Weld.    (Dea.)    $Syracuse, 

N.  Y Dec.  16,  1865 

752  *Mr.     Henry    G.     Dunham,    tProvidenee, 

R.  I 

753  RMr.  Elijah  M.  Jackson,   JW.    Woodstock, 

Ct 

754  RMr.  Cyrus  Coburn,    JLowell,    Mass 

755  RMrs.  Sarah  T.  Coburn,  JLowell,  Mass 

756  RMr.  Elisha  T.  Potter,  $Lisbon,  Ct 

757  RMr.  T.  T.      Waterman.    (Rev.)    $  Winona, 

Minn 

758  *Mrs.  Ludentia  A.  Weld,  ^Syracuse,  N.  Y., 

Nov.  10,  1904 

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759  EMrs.  Almira  B.  Dunham,  J: Providence, 
R.  I 

TtiO  RMiss  Hannah  E.  Dunham,  JCentral  Vil- 
lage, Ct 

761  RMiss  Anna     Maria  Woodward,     $Waure- 

gan,    Ct 

762  *Mrs.     Cynthia     Bemis,    tSo.    Royalston, 

Mass Aug.  9,  1879 

763  *Mrs.  Lucy  Ripley,  twindham,  Ct 

764  *Mrs.  Abigail  A.  Adams,    JWindham,    Ct. 

Aug.  4,  1864 

765  *Mrs.  Amy  Wood,  tSo.  Killingly,  Ct.   .Feb.  28,  1874 

766  RMrs.  Abigail  Whitcomb,  $M.  E.  Ch.,  W. 

Killingly,  Ct 

767  *Mrs.  Emma     Hammond,    ^Brooklyn,    Ct. 

Nov.  14,  1890 

768  RMrs.  Maria  S.  Potter,   tpiainfield,   Ct.    .  . 

769  RMrs.  Delia  S.  Waterman,  IWinona,  Minn. 

770  RMiss  Lucy  M.  Waterman,  JWinona,  Minn. 

771  RMrs.  Nancy  A.      Dewing,    JWestminster, 

Ct 

772  Mrs.  Mary  D.  Peckham,  JBap.  Ch.,  Wake- 

field, R.  I 

773  RMrs.  Nancy  P.  Hall,  JSutton,  Mass 

Jan.,  1859. 

774  RMrs.  Elizabeth  McAlister   

March,  1859. 

775  *Mrs.  Bathsheba  M.  Pratt    Feb.  25,  1861 

May,     1859 

776  RMr.  Van  Buren  Dye  

777  *Mrs.  Charlotte  Brown    July  18,  1864 

July,     1859. 

778  RMrs.  Fanny  A.  Leavens    

779  *Mrs.  Mary  P.  Hammett Apr.  13,  1901 

Sept.,    1859. 

780  RMr.  George  S.  Truesdell,    JDayville,    Ct. 

781  RMrs.  Susan  M.  Truesdell,    tDayville,    Ct. 

782  *Mrs.  Eliza  E.  Mahrs,  IMedway,  Mass.  Nov.  19,  1891 

Nov.,    1859. 

783  RMiss  Romelia  L.  Peckham    

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Jan.,    1860. 

784  EMrs.  Mary  S.  (Curtis)  Randall 

785  'Miss  R.  Marinda  Adams  Nov.  14,  1903 

786  Miss  Sarah  Kerr  

787  EMiss  Mary  Russell    

788  *Mrs.  Sarah  M.  Kerr,  |M.  E.  Ch.,  Ireland 

Feb.  22,  1895 
May,     1860. 

789  Mrs.  Julia  E.  (Jencks)  Green   

790  RMrs.  S.  J.  Humes,  JMeth.  Ch.,  Iowa 

1860. 

791  *Mrs.      Eliza      Thompson,    tRap.    Ch.,    E. 

Greenwich,  R.  I May  30,  1889 

792  Mrs.  Ella  (Thompson)   Wood,  |Bap.  Ch., 

E.  Greenwich,  R.  I 

Aug.  30,  1861. 

793  *Rev.  Wm.      W.      Davenport,    JRoxbury, 

Mass May  19,  1870 

Nov.  1,  1861. 

794  Mrs.  Anna  B.  Williams,  ^Central  Village, 

Ct 

Jan.  3,  1862. 

795  RMrs.  Josephine  A.  Hutchins,  JProvidence, 

R.  I 

May  2,  1862. 

796  *Mr.  James  H.  Barrett,  JPutnam,  Ct.  .Sept.  7,  1885 

797  RMr.  Newton  Perkins,    JHarwinton,    Ct. . . 

798  *Mrs.  Celia  Spalding,  $So.  Kiliingly,  Ct.  Feb.  9,  1871 

799  *Miss  Elvira       Spalding,     JSo.     Kiliingly, 

Ct May  25,  1885 

800  RMiss  Hannah  M.  Fuller,    $Fah*lee,    Vt... 

801  RMrs.  Mary  (Waldo)  Witter,  ^Canterbury, 

Ct 

802  *Mrs.  Eliza    N.    C.    Sweet,  ^Westminster, 

Ct July  9,  1870 

803  *Miss  Mary  Jane  Lovett    Aug.   31,  1883 

July  5,  1862. 

804  RMrs.  Avis  Whittemore,  JAbington,  Ct.  . . 

805  *Miss  Abby  C.  Gay,  tThompson,  Ct 1885 

806  RMrs.  Elizabeth  (Day)  James 

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807  Miss  Mary  E.  Day   

808  Miss  Caroline  E.  Arnold 

Oct.  31,  1862. 

809  *Mrs.  Frances  E.  (Backus)  Davidson.  .June  16,  1901 
SIO      Miss  Catharine  E.  Danielson 

811  EMis^  Eliza  P.  (Day)  Brown  

Feb.  27,  1863. 

812  BMrs.  Mary  J.  (Perkins)  Clark 

813  Mrs.  Ellen  P.  (Cliamberlin)  Jacobs 

814  *Miss  Frances  C.  Williams    May   11,  1863 

Sept.  4,  1863. 

815  nMr.  Charles  A.  Davenport    

Jan.  1,  1864. 

816  EMr.  Caleb      Colvin,     Jr.,      JWhitinsville, 

Mass 

817  RMrs.  Helen  E.  (Hyde)  Day 

S18    *Miss  Helen  M.  Bacon    April  28,  1868 

819  rMIss  Amorette  A.  Bemis    

Sept.  2,  1864. 

820  *Mr.   Daniel     S.     Hubbard,     ?Bap.     Ch., 

Plainfield,  Ct Aug.   17,  1890 

Nov.  4,  1864. 

821  *Mrs.  Nancy     L.     Barrett,    JNew    Haven, 

Ct May  20,  1878 

Dec.  30,  1864. 

822  *Mr.  Calvin     Leffingwell,      $E.     Putnam, 

Ct Sept.   28,  1873 

823  *Miss  Mary  Jane  Kerr   Aug.   10,  1868 

May  5,  1865. 

824  *Mrs.  Alice  B.  Chase,  tAbington,  Ct.   .Dec.  20,  1880 

825  Mrs.  Harriet  Gleason,  ^Canterbury,  Ct.  . 

826  Mrs.  Emily  A.  Dowe   

827  EMiss  Lucretia  C.  Danielson  

Nov.  3,  1865. 

828  EMr.  George  O.  Hopkins,     $F.     W.     Bap. 

Ch.,  Foster,  R.  I 

829  *Mrs.  Sarah      E.      Hopkins,    ^Providence, 

R.  1 1870 

[121] 


830  Mr.  William  H.  Backus 

831  RMr.  William  J.  Chapman    

832  RMr.  William  H.  Danielson    

833  BMr.  Ralph  James     

834  EMr.  Charles  N.  Capron    

835  Mrs.  Harriet  J.  (Hammond)  Danielson  . . 

March  2,  1866. 

836  RMrs.  Anna  V.      Sherman,     JPresb.      Ch., 

Lansingburg,   N.   Y 

May  4,  1866. 

837  *Mr.  Henry     N.      demons,    tprovidence, 

R.  I Nov.  3,  1902 

838  *Mrs.  Mary      E.      demons,    JProvidence, 

R.  I June  11,  1869 

839  RMr.  Edward  C.  Buck,  $Thompson,  Ct.  . . 

Nov.  2,  1866. 

840  RMr.    Alexander    G.    Cumnock,    $Lowell, 

Mass 

841  RMrs.  Fanny      F.      Cumnock,       $Lowell, 

Mass 

842  *Mrs.  Hannah  M.  Curtis,  JSprague,  Ct.   . 

March  1,  1867. 

843  RMr.   Daniel   L.   Burlingham,   |Meth.  Ch., 

Danielson,  Ct 

844  Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Burroughs  

845  RMrs.  Susan  A.  Burroughs    

846  RMr.  Merrill  A.  Ladd    

May  3,  1867. 

847  *Mrs.  Celinda  A.  Chase,  $Abngton,  Ct,  June  20,  1904 

July  5,  1867. 

848  Mrs.  Emma  (Darling)  Reynolds,  $Presb. 

Ch.,  Mt.  Bethel,  Pa 

849  *Mrs.  Emma  C.  (Hill)  Harrington Aug.  19,  1868 

Aug.  30,  1867. 

850  RMrs.  Emily  A.  (demons)  Merriam   

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Feb.  28,  1868. 

851  Miss  Abby  G.  Backus 

852  rMfs.  Harriet  A.  (Dowe)  Carpenter 

853  *Miss  Ellen  Hammond   Jan.  28,  1875 

854  Miss  Ellen  J.  Hyde   

July  3,  1868. 

855  *Mr.  Chauucy  C.  Chamberlin Sept.  3,  1902 

856  Mr.  Penuel  H.  Sprague 

857  Mr.  Edward  H.  Jacobs  

Sept.  4,  1868. 

858  *Mrs.  Melissa  S.  Hyde,  .tDudley,  Mass.  Apr.  1,  1880 

859  *Mr.  Samuel  W.  Hutchins    Sept.    21,  1872 

May  2,  1869. 

860  EMr.  Henry  M,  Danielson    

861  Mr.  Edwin  L.  Palmer   

862  *Mrs.  Olive  Griffith    May   8,  1884 

July  4,  1869. 

863  RMr.  Charles  C.      Cundall,    $J(iwett    City, 

Ct 

864  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  Cundall,  JJewett  City, 

Ct 

865  *Mrs.  Elizabeth  Danielson.  tBv  Letter  Feb.  14,  1877 

866  *Mrs.  Susan  A.  Peck,    iJewett    City,    Ct..  1874 

867  EMrs.  Ellen  Potter.   tBy  Letter    

868  Mrs.  L.  Nettie  (Mahrs)  Sprague 

869  RMrs.  Susie  E.  (Mahrs)  Logee 

870  *Mrs.  Clara  A.  (Potter)  Danielson   Nov.  16,  1876 

871  *Mrs.  Phebe  A.  (Keach)  Palmer May    6,  1873 

Sept.  5,  1869. 

872  RMr.  George  T.  Jones,  JLewiston,  Me.    . . 

873  RMrs.  Mary  L.  Jones,    JLewiston,    Me.    .  . 

874  *Miss  Mary  R.  Hyde   June  3,  1878 

Nov.  7,  1869. 

875  RMr.    Leonard    T.    Brown.       JBy    Letter. 

Dec.  31,  1869. 

876  RMrs.  Elizabeth   B.    Suiters.     $By   Letter. 

877  RMiss  Elizabeth  B.  Suiters.    |By    Letter. 

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March  6,  1870. 

879  RMiss  Julia  A.  Ellison  

880  RMiss  Amy  Ann  Potter    

April  29,  1870. 

881  *Mr.  Jeremiah  Hill,  $Bap.    Ch.,    Moosup, 

Ct Dec,  1904 

882  *Mrs.  Abby   B.   Hill,   JBap.   Ch.,   Moosup, 

Ct Jan.  25,  1900 

883  Mrs.  Emily  E.  Warner,  JFoster,  R.  I.  ... 

July  3,  1870. 

884  RMr.  Roswell  W.  Weld   

885  *Mr.  Gideon  C.  Heath   July  31,  1870 

Nov.  6,  1870. 

886  RMrs.  Abby  W.  Heath     

887  RMr.  Daniel  W.  Hyde,   JPomfret,   Ct.    ... 

888  RMrs.  Daniel  Paterson,    ijiWebster,    Mass. 

May  7,  1871. 

889  RMr.  Joel  Witter,  $Hanover,  Ct 

890  Mr.  Joseph  W.  Stone.   (Dea.)   $No.  Wood- 

stock, Ct 

891  *Mrs.  Caroline  A.  Stone,  $No.  Woodstock, 

Ct Jan.  6,  1901 

892  Mrs.  Helen  L.  Danielson,  ^Canterbury,  Ct. 

Sept  2,  1871. 

893  *Mr.  Richard     S.    Lathrop,   tCentral  Vil- 

lage, Ct May  28,  1882 

Nov.  1,  1871. 

894  RMr.  Alfred  Clark,   $Northfield,   Vt 

Dec.  29,  1871. 

895  Mr.    Fred    G.    Sawtelle,    $Norridgewock, 

Me 

896  Mrs.   Elizabeth   W.   Sawtelle,   JNorridge- 

wock,  Me 

897  RMr.  Henry  V.  Lathrop  

898  Mr.  Simeon  Danielson  (Dea.)  

July  7,  1872. 

899  *Mr.  Ebenezer     P.      Rathbun.     JPutnam, 

Ct Oct.  11,  1879 

900  Mrs.  Lora  A.  Rathbun,  ^Putnam,  Ct.   .. 

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1872. 

901  RMrs.  Harriet  Ellison.     JBy   Letter    

902  RMr.  Asa  W.  Brown,  JMystic,  Ct 

903  RMrs.  Maria  Brown,  $Mystic,  Ct 

904:     *Mr.  Ezekiel  R.  Burlingame  (Dea.),  JDay- 

ville,   Ct Dec.  27,  1887 

905  *Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Burlingame,  $DayviIle,  Ct. 

Dec.  13,  1901 

906  RMr.  Olney  Burlingame,  IDayville,  Ct.   . . 

907  *Mrs.  Adaline    Day,    $Burlington,      Mass. 

Feb.  11,  1877 

908  *Mrs.  Ella  C.  (Stone)  Davenport April  28,  1881 

909  RMr.  William  Grumball     

Jan.  1873. 

910  Mr.  Charles  D.  King,  tBrooklyn,  Ct.   ... 

911  *Mrs.  Mary  L.  King,  tBrooklyn,  Ct.   ...Jan.  4,  1897 

912  *Mrs.    Mary    B.    Hubbard,    tgo.    Killingly, 

Ct Apr.  2,  1900 

July  5,  1874. 

913  RMrs.  Mary  K.      Thompson,    $No.    Brook- 

field,  Mass 

914  *Mrs.  EUen  M.  Wilson    Apr.    3,  1883 

915  RMiss  Annie  Kerr    

916  Miss  Elizabeth  Bradford 

917  Mrs.  Esther  A.  (Burlingame)  Jacobs  .... 

918  Miss  Mary  L.  Hall   

919  Mrs.  Lucy  M.  (Chase)  Law  

920  Miss  Kate  E.  Scarborough 

921  Miss  Emily  B.  Scarborough  

922  EMrs.  Alice  T.  (Hall)  Chapman 

923  RMrs.  Fannie  M.  (Scranton)  Wilson 

924  Mrs.  Sarah  B.  (Chollar)  Howland   

925  RMrs.  Hattie  R.  (Scofield)  Bailey 

926  RMr.  John  R.  Davis   

927  RMr.  George  L.   Wilson    

928  RMr.  Charles  E.  Bigelow 

929  Mr.  George  C.  Foote   

930  *Mr.  Charles  E.  Danielson  Feb.  23,  1883 

931  Mr.  Henry  M.  Thompson   

932  *Mr.  Ferdinand  S.  demons .Jan.  18,  1897 

933  RMr.  Edwin  L.  Danielson    

934  RMr.  Rufus  P.   Chase    

935  Mr.  Walter  H.  Danielson   

936  Mr.  George  M.  Stone  

[12  5] 


937  Mr.  Mortimer  L.  Hall 

938  Mr.  Arthur  G.  Bill   

939  Mr.  George  E.  Danielson   

Sept.  6,  1874. 

940  *Mrs.  Charlotte  Simmons   Aug.     1,  1876 

941  RMrs.  Ella  M.   (Short)  Barrett   

Oct.  13,  1874. 

942  *Adelbert  F.  Keith,  (Rev.),  $Windham,  Ct. 

Nov.  1,  1874. 

943  RMrs.  Eliza  G.  Keith,    $Windham,    Ct.    . . 

944  RMr.  Edwin    A.    Phinney,    {Westminster, 

Ct 

945  RMr.  Charles  Dearden  

946  RMrs.  Mary  M,  Bemis   

1874. 

947  *Mrs.    Mary    E.    (Young)    Stetson,    $Bast 

Putnam,    Ct June  29,  1887 

948  *Mr.  Albert  Dewing,  {Westminster,  Ct.  Feb.     3,  1890 

Jan.  3,  1875. 

949  RMr.   Jerome   B.    Shepardson,    tUxbridge, 

Mass 

950  RMrs.    Mary    B.    Shepardson,    JUxbridge, 

Mass 

May  2,  1875. 

951  RMiss  Celia  G.  Hulse 

952  RMrs.  Elsie  C.  Fuller,  $Presb.  Ch.,  Piper 

Ct,   111 

July  4,  1875. 

953  RMr.      William     K.     Logee,     {Providence, 

R.  I 

Jan.  2,  1876. 

954  RMrs.  Caroline   L.    Soule,    {Hampton,    Ct. 

955  Mrs.  Lillian  E.  (Chase)  Bill    

Mar.  5,  1876. 

956  RMr.  Herbert  L.  Strait    

957  RMrs.  Addie  C.   Strait    

958  Miss  Edna  M.  Lillibrldge  

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U59    RMiss  Anna  S.  Hendrickson   

960  Miss  Sarah  M.  Card  

961  Miss  Francella  E.  Adams  

962  RMrs.  Sarah  E.  Burlingame   

963  RMrs.  Honora  Darby    

May  7,  1876. 

964  Mrs.  Isabel  A.  Neff   

965  RMrs.  Mary  E.  (Chapmnn)  Phinney 

966  RMiss  Edna  J.  Bartlett 

967  Mrs.  Lizzie  (Darlini?»  Harris  

968  RMr.  Edwin  A.  Waldo  (Rev.)  

July  2,  1876. 

969  Mrs.  Maria    E.    Bates,    JF.    W.    B.    Ch., 

Georgiaville,  R.  I 

970  Miss  Annie  A .  Lathrop   

971  RMrs.  Bertha  L.  (Wilson)  Howell 

972  Mrs.  Mary  E.  (King)  Witter  

Nov.  5,  1876. 

973  RMrs.  Sibyl  M.  Staplin,  tMeth.  Ch.,  New 

London,  Ct 

Jan.  7,  1877. 

974  *Mrs.  Sophia  W.  Greene,  JChicopee  Falls, 

Mass Mar.  16,  1877 

975  RMr.  Charles  Phillips    (Dea.),    tDouglass, 

Mass 

976  RMrs.  Sarah  F.    Phillips,  JEast  Douglass, 

Mass 

May  3,  1877. 

977  RMr.  John    P.    Comins,    tBrooklyn,    N.    Y. 

978  RMrs.  Mary   Comins,   tBrooklyn,    N.   Y... 

979  RMr.  James  H.  Bailey,  tPawtucket,  R.  I. 

980  RMrs.     Hertilla    B.    Bailey,     JPawtncket, 

R.  I 

Jan.  4,  1878. 

981  RMr.   James  Dingwell.     (Rev.)     JAshfield, 

Mass 

982  RMrs.  Mary  C.  Dingwell,  tAshfield,  Mass. 

Mar.  3,  1878. 

983  RMr.  Sherrod  Soule  (Rev.)  

984  RMr.  George  Soiile  

985  RMr.  John  Davenport,  |Piitnam,  Ct 

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Nov.,  1878. 

986  RMr.  Ephraim  Keech   

987  RMr.  Arthur  L.  CundaU 

988  Mr.  Clarence  E.  Cundall  

May  4,  1879. 

989  RMrs.  Elizabeth    (Clapp)    DeForrest    

990  RMrs.  Jennie  J.  (Phillips)  White 

991  Mrs.  Ida  E.  (Day)  Prentice   

992  RMrs.  Clara  E.  Chapman,  $  Warwick,  R.  I. 

Jan.  1,  1880. 

993  RMrs.  Nettie  C.  Davenport,  ^Brooklyn,  Ct. 

May  2,  1880. 

994  RMrs.  Annie  F.     Gardiner,    tWhitinsville, 

Mass 

Sept.  5,  1880. 

995  RMr.  Charles  Brett,  $Fall  River,  Mass.  . . 

996  EMrs.  Agnes  Brett,   JFall  River,   Mass. . . 

997  eMIss  Mary  A.  Brett,  JFall  River,  Mass. . . 

998  *Miss  Jennie  Wheaton  Nov.     6,  1883 

Nov.  7,  1880. 

999  *Mr.  John  P.  Dexter,  JPomfret,  Ct.   ..Jan.     3,  1883 

1000  RMrs.  Myra  A.  Dexter,  tChester,  Mass.  . . 

Feb.  3,  1881. 

1001  RMr.  Asa  P.  Stafford  

Mar.  3,  1881. 

1002  RMr.  George  Jencks,  tDayville,  Ct 

1003  RMrs.  Lucy  B.  Jencks,  |N.  Scituate,  R.  I. 

June  5,  1881. 

1004  RMr.  John  C.  Bassett  

1005  RMr.  Fred  W.  Franklin  

1006  RMr.  Frank  J.  Perrin.     (Rev.)  

1007  Miss  Nettie  J.  Clark 

1008  RMrs.  Luella  B.  (Davis)  Lovell 

1009  Miss  Nellie  M.  Gleason  

1010  Miss  Hortense  E.  Griffiths  

1011  Mrs.  Mary  A.  (Hutchins)  Tayntor 

1012  RMiss  Alice  G.  Patten   

1013  *Miss  Annie    B.    Shaw    

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1014  Mrs.  Lizzie  B.  (Stevens)  Hay  ward 

1015  *Mr.  Augustus  Bassett,  tDayville,  Ct.,  Dec.  25,  1890 

1016  *Mrs.  Sarah  J.  Bassett,  tDayville,  Ct.  .  .Sept.  6,  1902 

1017  *Miss  Annie  L.  Bassett,  $Dayville,  Ct.  ..July  29,  1887 

1018  Mrs.  Charlotte  H.  N.  Thomas,  |Dayville, 

Ct 

1019  RMr.  Mortimer  W.  Thomas 

Sept.  1,  1.S81. 

1020  *Mr.  Joseph  B.  Trowbridge Feb.  22,  1900 

Jan.  1,  1882. 

1021  Mrs.  Alma  F.  Lyon 

1022  :Mrs.  Martha  E.  (Stanley)  Cornwell,  JNew 

Britain.   Ct 

102.3      Mr.    John    Howland.     (Rev.)       tconway, 
Mass 

Mar.  2,  1882. 

1024  *Mr.  J.  Q.  A.  Stone,  tNewburyport,  Mass. 

July  3,  1898 

1025  *Mrs.  Eliza      A.     Stone,       tNewburyport, 

Mass Sept.  7,  1891 

Dec.  28.  18.82. 

1026  Mr.  Wesley  Wilson,  tputnam,  Ct 

1027  Mrs.  Emily  E.  Wilson,  tPutnam,  Ct 

1028  Mrs.  Clara  E.  Jacobs,  t-New  Haven,  Ct.  . 

Mar.  4,  1883. 

1029  *Mr.  Everett  Danielson   Nov.  14,  1884 

1030  EMr.  Arthur  A.  Dean 

1031  RMr.  .James  McLaughlin  

1032  RMr.  George  E.  Perrin 

1033  Mr.  Charles  D.  Stone  , 

1034  RMr.  Edward  L.  Williams   

May  6,  1883. 

1035  Mr.  Fred  A.  Jacobs 

1036  Miss  Marion  D.  Chollar   

1037  *Mrs.  Kezia  D.  Knight May  22,  1900 

1038  Mrs.  Phoebe  I;.  (Butts)  Milliken   

1039  Mrs.  Ellen  L.  (Hammett)  Cole 

1040  Miss  Abbie  :M.  Hammett   

1041  *Mr.  John  M.  Dowe Oct.  7,  1902 

1042  Mr.  Charles  A.  Dowe 

1043  RMr.  Edward  Carr,  tjewett  City,  Ct 

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1044  RMrs.  Edward  Carr,  JiJewett  City,  Ct.  ... 

1045  *Mrs.     Fannie     L.     Keech,     twauregan, 

Ct Dec.  25,  1888 

June  28;  1883. 

1046  ♦Mr.     Ethan  Coe,  tGeneva,  111 Feb.    4,  1886 

1047  'Mrs.  Minerva  Coe,  IGeneva,  111 May  18,  1890 

1048  Mrs.     Mary     C.      Danielson,      JLansing, 

Mich 

Jan.  3,  1884. 

1049  Mrs.  Helen  W.  Dowe,  $Norton,  Mass.  .. 

1050  RMr.  Gilbert  A.  Bailey,  tpawtucket,  R.  I. 

Feb.  28,  1884. 

1051  Miss  Sarah  S.  Hall,  iSutton,  Mass 

1052  *Mrs.  Eunice    Thompson,     IDayville,     Ct. 

Dec.  24,  1891 
May  4,  1884. 

1053  RMrs.  Emily     A.     Merriam,     tprovidence, 

R.  I 

1054  Mr.  Joseph  Farron   

1055  Mrs.  Amelia  Farron  

1056  RMrs.  Minnie  F.  (Hall)  Vaughn 

Aug.  3,  1884. 

1057  RMiss     Ruth  Witter,  tRanover,  Ct 

Sept.  25,  ]884. 

1058  RMrs.  Mary  E.  Burnett,  tGreenville,  Ct... 

Jan.  1,  1885. 

1059  RMiss  Ella  C.  Chapman,  tjewett  City,  Ct. 

Jan.  4,  1885. 

1060  *Mrs.     Ellen  Clayton  Snow Sept.  13,  1885 

Mar.  1,  1885. 

1061  *Mrs.  Elizabeth  G.  Scranton   July     1,  1886 

1062  RMrs.  M.  M.  Griffin  

1063  Mrs.Ida  E.  Bradford 

1064  RMrs.  Clara  E.  (Davis)  Shippee 

1065  Miss  C^aroline  F.  Danielson   

1066  Mr.  Willard  S.  Danielson  (Dea.)    

1067  *Mr.  George  B.  Waldo   July     8,  1904 

1068  *Mrs.  Mary  A.  Deau Mar.  29,  1893 

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July  5,  1885. 

1069  Mrs.  Ella  M.  Palmer  

1070  Mr.  William  D.  Logee 

Mar.  7,  1886. 

1071  Mr.  Georg:<»  L.  lij-on  

April  15,  1886. 

1072  *Mrs.  Amelia    F.    (Alexander)    Danielson, 

tDayville,   Ct Sept.  13,  1904 

1073  *Mr.      James      H.      Bailey,      $Rehoboth, 

Mass Mar.  29,  1902 

1074  *Mrs.     Hertilla     B.     Bailey,     tRehoboth, 

Mass Oct.  29,  1901 

April  29,  1886. 

1075  RMrs.  Clara  I.  Burgess,  JE.  Killingly,  Ct. 

Sept.  2,  1886. 

1076  Mrs.  Sophia    M.     Simmons,     JLawrence, 

Mass 

Sept.  5,  1886. 

1077  Mr.  Edward   W.   Hayward    

1078  *Mrs.  Bertha  L.   (Stevens)   Heath    ....Apr.   2.5,  1900 

1079  RMiss  Sarah   E.   Palmer    

1080  Mrs.  Alice   C.    (Newbury)   Davis    

Nov.  7,  1886. 

1081  Mrs.  Hattie  B.  Danielson,  JBrooklyn,  Ct. 

Jan.  2,  1887. 

1082  RMrs.  Nellie  A.  (Wilson)  Cundall 

1083  Miss  Amelia  B.  Hutchins 

1084  Mrs.  Ella  D.  (Hutchins)  Back 

Mar.  6,  1887. 

1085  RMr.  Charles  B.  Green   

1086  Miss  Eliza  A.  Burnham 

May  1,  1887. 

1087  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Lee   

1088  Miss  Laura  E.  Shepardson   

1089  Miss  Anna  Jane  Davis 

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July  3,  1887. 

1090  Mrs.  Harriet  C.  Day,  JDay villo,  Ct 

1091  EMrs.  Mabel  M.  Gleason   

Oct.  27,  1887. 

1092  Mrs.  Mary  G.  Bill,  $Chaplin,  Ct 

Nov.  6,  1887. 

1093  *Miss  Annie  E.  Butts April  5,  1894 

Dec.  29,  1887. 

1094  Mrs.  Nancy  W.  Durkee,  JPomfret,  Ct.  .. 

Jan.  1,  1888. 

1095  Mrs.  Annie  E.  (.Jacobs)  Bullard 

1096  *Miss  Bertha  M.  Dewing  Mar.  31,  1895 

Mar.  1,  1888. 

1097  Mrs.     Edith     W.     Bailey,     JSouthbridge, 

Mass 

1098  BMiss  Laura  C.  Browning,  toil  City,  Pa. 

March  4,  1888. 

1099  EMrs.  Avis  Greenslit,  ^Howard  Valley,  Ct. 

1100  RMiss  Martha  E.  Greenslit,  ^Howard  Val- 

ley, Ct 

1101  RMr.  Elijah  L.  Greenslit,  ^Howard  Valley, 

Ct 

1102  Mr.  George  B.   Guild   (Dea.),   tHampton, 

Ct 

1103  Mrs.  Eva  L.  Guild,  tRap.  Ch.,  Danielson- 

ville,   Ct 

1104  Mrs.  Fanuie  G.  Paine,  ^Brooklyn,  Ct.  . . 

1105  RMr.  Aurin  P.  Somes,  JFairfleld.  Ct 

1106  RMrs.  Emily  A.  Somes,  ^Fairfield,  Ct 

1107  Mrs.  Ellen  M.  Adams 

1108  Mr.  Charles  H.  Bacon  

1109  Mrs.  Alice  M.  Bacon 

1110  *Mr.  Benjamin  A.  Bailey Dec.  24,  1896 

1111  Mrs.  Emily  W.  Bailey  

1112  Mrs.  Mary  U.  (Bailey)  Newell 

1113  RMrs.  Ida  L.  Bailey 

1114  Miss  Sarah  M.  Burlingame 

1115  Miss  Ella  M.  Chapman  

1116  Mrs.  Helen   L.    (Chapman)    Sharp    

1117  Mrs.  Lucy  Day 

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1118  EMr.  Herberi  E.  Day   

1119  Mrs.  Josephine  A.  Dewing 

1120  Mrs.  Lillian  H.  Foote 

1121  EMiss  Alice  L.  Green 

1122  RMrs.  Mary   Louise  (Griffin)   Castle    

1123  Mrs.  Annie  J.  Hyde 

1124  *Mr.  William  O.  Jacobs Mar.    25,    1893 

1125  EMr.  Edwin  P.  Lyon 

1126  Mr.  Royal  C.  Rawson 

1127  Mrs.  Emily  Rawson   

1128  Mrs.  Marietta  (Sherman)  Stone  

1129  EMiss  Emily  G.   Somes    

1130  Mr.  Charles  F.  Winkelman    

1131  Mrs.  Lucy   G.    (Ames)   Danielson,   |Bing- 

hamton,  N.  Y 

1132  EMr.  WiUiam  H.  Darbie 

1133  *Mr.  James   Darling    Dec.  20,  1888 

]  134       Mrs.  Margaret  Dexter   

1135  *Mr.  Amasa  Dowe  Dec.     2,  1898 

1136  EMr.  Thomas  D.   Fuller    

1137  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Fuller,  JFoster,  R.  I 

1138  EMr.  Andrew  J.   Gardiner   

1139  Mrs.  Adeline  E.  Hyde   

1140  Mr.  John  A.  Paine  (Dea.) 

1141  Mrs.  Carrie  E.  Smith 

July  1,  1888. 

1142  *Mr.  Henry      W.      Butts,    $So.    Killingly, 

Ct June  24,  1889 

1143  Mrs.  Aurilla  R.  Smith,  tSo.  Killingly,  Ct 

1144  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Griffiths,  JFoster,  R.  I.   . . 

Sept.  9,  1888. 

1145  Mr.  John  A.  Piuze 

Jan.  3,  1889. 

1146  RMrs.  Sarah  J.  Franklin,  JPlymouth,  Mass. 

March  3,  1889. 

1147  EMrs.  Florence  B.  Dean,  JMeth.  Ch.,  Dan- 

ielson, Ct 

May  5,  1889. 

1148  Mrs.  Emma  L.  Scott,  JProvidence,  R.  I. 

July  7,  1889. 

1149  *Mr.  Nelson  Leavens,  tWauregan,  Ct.  .Jan.  24,  1893 

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Sept.  1,  1889. 

1150  RMrs.  LilliaD  K.  Swan,  $Wauregan,  Ct.  . . 

Nov.  3,  1889. 

1151  Mrs.  Eliza  J.  Chase,  JMilford,  Mass.   ... 

1152  Mrs.  Laura  A.  Davis,  |New  Haven,  Ct.  . 

1153  Mrs.  HnWa   C.  Doty,  iMilford,  Mass.    .. 

1154  Miss  S.  Anna  Doty,  JAttawaiigan,  Ct.    . 

1155  *Mrs.  Lucy  B.  Judson,  JMilford,  Mass.  Sept.     9,  1897 

1156  Mrs.  Addie  E.  Bowen    

1157  RMrs.  Grace  oreenwood  (Scott)  Wheatley 

1158  Mr.  Bradford  W.  Danielson 

Dec.  1,  1889. 

1159  *Mr.  Hamilton  H.  NefC 

1160  *Mrs.  Eliza  F.  Neff,  JProvidence,  K.  I.   .  . 

1161  Mrs.  Bertha  H.  (Jordan)  Torrey   

1162  Mrs.     Louisa    Winkleman,     jMeth.     Ch., 

Westerly,  R.  I 

May  4,  1890. 

1163  *Mrs.  Eunice  F.  Dexter,  |Dayville,     Ct.,  May  5,  1897 

1164  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Williams,  tPomfret,  Ct.   . . 

1165  Mr.  David  A.  Witter,  $  Webster,  Mass.  . . 

1166  *Mrs.  Philinda     G.     Battey,     JMeth.     Ch., 

Danielson,   Ct Jan.  24,  1901 

1167  RMr.  Edward   Anderson  (Rev.),   JNorwalk, 

Ct 

1168  *Mrs.  H.   Flora   Anderson,   INorwalk,   Ct. 

Jan.  30,  1894 

1169  RMiss  Kate  S.  Anderson,  fNorwalk,  Ct.  . . 

1170  Mrs.  Bessie  B.  (Chamberlain)  Gardner  . . 

1171  Mrs.  Mabel  E.  (Battey)  Pellett  

Jan.  4,  1891. 

1172  Mrs.  Tirza  Woodhead  

1173  REdward      M.      Batty,       |M.     E.     Church, 

Danielson 

1174  RCelia  G.  Helse    

May  3,  1891. 

1175  Miss  E.  Frances  Jencks,  $Dayville 

1176  Mrs.  Agnes  E.  Wood,  $  Woodstock 

1177  w'm.  T.  Bailey,  JCloud  Co.,  Kan 

1178  RMrs.  Mary  S.  Clapp,  |Brooklyn,   Ct.    ... 

1179  RWilliam  C.  Dexter,  ^Brooklyn,  Ct 

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1180  Mrs.  Henrietta   Hopkins    

1181  Burdette  C.  Hopkins 

1182  Edwin  N.  Shippee   

1183  EClarence  J.  Witter 

1184  ENellie  A.  Woodbridge  

1185  Mariska  S.  Klein   

Jan.  3,  1892. 

1186  *Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Kingsley,  tBrooklyn,  Ct.  Feb.  3,  1892 

March  6,  1892. 

1187  RWm.  J.  Craig,  IBoston,  Mass 

May  1,  1892. 

1188  RMrs.  Elisa    C.    Conklin,  tN.    E.  Church, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Sept.  4,  1892. 

1189  Mrs.  Maranda  Kies,  ±Free  Bap.   Ch.,  E. 

Killingly,   Ct July  21,  1899 

1190  *Marietta  Kies,   tpree   Bap.   Ch.,   E.   Kil- 

lingly, Ct 

1191  EJulietta  (Kies)  Arnold,  JB.  Killingly,  Ct. 

Jan.  1,  1893. 

1192  John  R.  Davis,  $Cong.  Ch.,  Avoca,  Iowa. 

1193  Mrs.  Georgiana  Davis,  JAvoca,  Iowa   . . . 

1194  Mary  M.  Stowell,  tputnam,  Ct 

1195  Mrs.  S.  Emma  Keach,  twauregan,  Ct.  . . 

1196  Abbie  L.  Medbury  

1197  Myrtella  A.  Medbm-y   

1198  Annie  E.  Lathrop  

1199  Mrs.  Frances  (Brown)  Warren  

1200  Mi-s.  Minnie  M.   (Davis)   Warren    

1201  Mrs.  Florence  O.   (Brown)  Bailey   

1202  Mrs.  Ada  L.  (Adams)  Spencer 

1203  Herbert  C.  Keach 

March  3,  1895. 

1204  Mrs.   Mary   Young  Fay 

1205  Rjohn  F.  Lowe 

120«>       Laura  M.  Braman   

1207  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Braman,  IWauregan    

May  5,  1895. 

1208  RMrs.  Mary  E.  (Hall)  Sibley,  JM.  E.  Ch., 

Danielson    

[  1  '^>  ^^  ] 


1209  Wm.  D.  Logee 

1210  Mrs.  Ida  C.  Logee 

July  11,  1895. 

1211  Mary    L.    Lee    

March  1,  1896. 

1212  EHerbert     S.     Brown    (Rev.)     |E.      Ave., 

Loekport,   N.  Y 

1213  RMrs.  Emma  H.   Brown,  $E.   Ave.,   Lock- 

port,  N.  Y 

1214  Charlotte  D.  Ayer,  |Dayville,  Ct 

1215  Mrs.  Eliza  Ayer,  JDayville,  Ct 

1216  Arthur  F.  Drew,  Baptized   

1217  Everell  James,  Baptized 

1218  RRobert  R.  James,  Baptized 

1219  George  W.  Lyon,  Baptized 

1220  Glenn  F.  Lyon,  Baptized    

1221  RLucius  P.  Merriam,  Baptized    

1222  C.  Abbott  Phillips,  Baptized   

1223  William  A.  Phillips,  Baptized 

1224  George  R.  Rawson,  Baptized 

1225  RWalter  A.  Rawson,  Baptized  

1226  *Mrs.  Hattie    T.    (Wheatley)    Drew,    Bap- 

tized     

1227  Grace  E.  Witter,  Baptized  

1228  Myron  D.  Witter,  Baptized 

1229  Fannie  E.  Day,  $Meth.  Ch.,  Danielson. . 

May  3,  1896. 

1230  Jesse  F.  Bailey,   Baptized    

1231  RJoseph  V.  Davis,  Baptized  

1232  Myrtella  I.  Dewing,  Baptized 

1233  nFred  S.  Sibley,  $lst  Trin.  Brooklyn,  Ct.  . 

1234  Preston  B.  Sibley,  $lst  Trin.,  Brooklyn, 

Ct 

1235  Mrs.   Kate   Sibley,   list  Trin.,   Brooklyn, 

Ct 

1236  Oliver  D.  Drew,  tM.  E.  Ch.,  Danielson.  . 

1237  Mrs.  Helen  F.  Drew,  JM.  E.  Ch.,  Daniel- 

son     

Nov.  1,  1896. 

1238  Sarah   L.    Ayer,    $lst   Trin.    Ch.,    North- 

field,   Mass 

1239  ^Gilbert  A.  Bailey  (Dea.),  JPresb.  Ch.,  Dor- 

chester, Mass 

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1240  Mrs.  Hattie  R.  Bailey,  |Presb.  Ch.,  Dor- 

chester, Mass 

March  7,  1897. 

1241  Benjamin  L.  Bailey,  Baptized  

May  2,  1897. 

1242  Mrs.  Susan  R.  Baker,  Jlst  Trin.,  Brook- 

lyn, Ct 

Sept.  5,  1897. 

1243  RMrs.   Mary  A.   (Ayer)   McKinnon,   M.  D., 

JCentral  Cong.  Ch.,  Phila 

Nov.  7,  1897. 

1244  Mrs.  Hattie  G.  Bartlett,  tSo.  Manchester, 

Ct 

1245  RMinnie  J.  Cowles,   tCollinsville,  Ct 

Jan.  2,  1898. 

1246  Katherine  H.  Bill    

1247  RMrs.  Fannie  A.  (Hall)  King,  |M.  E.  Ch., 

Putnam   

May  1,  1898. 

1248  Emily  A.  Fuller,  Baptized 

1249  Flora  E.  Fuller,  Baptized  

July  3,  1898. 

1250  Theodore   E.   Hammett,   Baptized    

Sept.  4,  1898. 

1251  Mrs.   Fannie   W.  Danielson,   JCong.   Ch., 

Southington,    Ct 

1252  Louise  W.  Danielson,  tCong.  Ch.,  South- 

ington,   Ct 

1253  Frances     W.     Danielson,     tCong.       Ch., 

Southington,  Ct 

May  7,  1899. 

1254  *Erastus    Burlingham    (Rev.)     JCong.     Ch., 

Spencer,  Mass 

1255  Ida  Maria  Webster   

July  2,  1899. 

125G      J.  A.  Bachman,   ^Bristol,   Ct 

1257      Mrs.  J.  A.  Bachman,  JBristol,  Ct 

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Sept.  3,  1899. 

1258  Grace  A.  Ames  

1259  Jas.  Albert  Danielson  

1260  Alice  Josephine  Danielson 

Nov.  5,  1899. 

1261  Wm.  H.  Barron,  Jr.,  JUnion  Ch.,  Provi- 

dence, R.  I 

1262  Mrs.  Lillian  Briggs  Barron    

1263  Marjorie  G.  Bill   

1264  Mrs.  Eliza  K.  Evans 

1265  Edith  Louise  Fuller 

March  1,  1900. 

1266  Chas.  P.  Backus,  |Cong.,  Willimantic   .. 

1267  Mrs.  Bertha  A.  Backus,  ^Bristol.  Ct.   .. 

1268  Harry  E.  Back,  tUnion,  Ct 

1269  Mrs.     Priscilla     Brown,     $Presb.,     Balti- 

more, Md 

1270  Jas.  L.  Prentice,  IPomfret,  Ct 

1271  *Lucy  B.  Prentice,  JPomfret,  Ct 

May,  1900. 

1272  BRiith  Jeanette  Bailey 

1273  Ada  Amelia  Danielson 

1274  Florence  Alice  Danielson 

1275  Minnie  Amelia  Farron 

1276  Gladys  Joan  Palmer   

1277  Mrs.     Ella   M.     (Pellett)    Lathrop,    {West- 

minster, Ct 

July  1,  1900. 

1278  RHelen  Carlotta  Bailey   

1279  Oliver  B.  Jacobs  

Nov.  1,  1900. 

1280  Carrie  H.  James,  JShawmut  Cong.  Ch., 

Boston,  Mass 

1281  Eulalie  James   

Jan.  6,  1901. 

1282  Andrew  L.  Chollar,  |Cong.  Ch.  Woodstock, 

111 

1283  Mrs.  Helen  D.  Chollar,  |Cong.  Ch.,  Wood- 

stock, 111 

1284  Geo.  B.  Ferguson,  tTompkins  Ave.  Cong. 

Ch.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

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I 


1285  Mrs.    Adeline    M.    Ferguson.    JTompkins 

Ave.  Cong.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

1286  Mrs.  Maria  H.  Hall,  i2nd  Cong.  Ch.,  Put- 

nam, Ct 

1287  Mrs.  A.  C.  (HaUiday)  Paine,  $Park  Cong. 

Ch.,  Norwich,  Ct 

1288  Mrs.  .Janet    Soutar,     JCong.    Ch.,     Green- 

ville,  Ct 

1289  S.     Sherberne     Mathews,     (Rev.),     JHan- 

over  St.  Cong.  Ch.,  Milwaukee  

1290  Arthur  Rupert  Paine   

1291  J.  A.  Piuze  

1292  Mrs.   A.    E.    Scott,    JCentral   Presb.    Ch., 

N.  Y.  City   

1293  Mary    E.    Smith,    tCong.    Ch.,    Williams- 

ville.  Ct 

1294  Mrs.  E.  E.  Smith,  tCong.  Ch.,  Williams- 

ville,  Ct 

1295  Mrs.    Chas.    M.    Smith,   |Cong.   Ch.,   Wil- 

liamsville,  Ct 

1296  Mrs.  C.  S.  Smith,  iCong.  Ch.,  Williams- 

ville.  Ct 

1297  W.    W.   White,   t2d  Cong.   Ch.,   Putnam, 

Ct 

1298  W.    P.    White,    $2d   Cong.    Ch.,    Putnam, 

Ct 

1299  Mrs.  J.  D.  White,  i:2d  Cong.  Ch.,  Putnam, 

Ct 


March  3,  1901. 

1300  Lou  Rena  Bates 

1301  Grace  Emily  Fisher 

1302  Alice  Maxfield  Jacobs   

1303  Mrs.  Annie  Agnes  (Aldrich)  Lloyd 


May  5,  1901. 

1304  Will  Carleton  Bailey    

1305  Lester  A.  Bill 

1306  Prescot  Wm.  Lovell 

1307  Wallace  Martin  Paine   

1308  *Louis  Piuze    

1309  Wilfred  Julian  Piuze   

1310  Ray  Clifford  Smith 

1311  Dr.   C.   H.   Otis,   iCong.   Ch.,   Colchester, 

Ct 


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July  7,  1901. 

1312  Frank  James  Bailey 

1313  Fred  Simpson  Keach 

1314  Mrs.       Elisabeth      Mathews-Richardson, 

JHanover  St.  Ch.,  Milwaukee 

1315  Mrs.  Mary  J.  Sanger,  :|:Cong.  Ch.,  Canter- 

bury, Ct 

1316  Olive  D.  Sanger,  tCong.  Ch.,  Canterbury, 

Ct 

Sept.  1,  1901. 

1317  RMrs.  EUen  Law  Manning,  $lst  Cong.  Ch., 

Grinnell,  Iowa 

1318  RMiss  Miriam    Manning,    list    Cong.    Ch., 

Grinnell,    Iowa 

1319  RMiss  Myra     Manning,    Jlst     Cong.     Ch., 

Wyoming,  111 

1320  Mrs.     S.    Amelia     Tillinghast,    JPlymouth 

Ch.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Nov.  3,  1901. 

1321  F.  W.  Krieger,  JCong.  Ch.,  Putnam 

1322  Mrs.   Eliza   Simmons   Kent   

1323  Wllhelmena  Cooper  Kent 

Jan.  5,  1902. 

1324  Miss  Ada  Ellen  Davis 

March  2,  1902. 

1325  Miss  Lizzie  Fletcher  Prentice 

May  4,  1902. 

1326  Raymond  Griswold  Bartlett 

June,  1902. 

1327  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  Cundall,  |Cong.  Ch.,  Fair- 

haven,  Mass 

Sept.,  1902. 

1328  Mr.    H.    C.   Torrey     (Dea.),    $Cong.     Ch., 

Central  Village 

1329  *Mrs.  Jane  C.  Torrey,   tCong.  Ch.,  Central 

Village    Jan.  10,  1903 

1330  Burton  G.  Spencer  

[140] 


Nov.,  1902. 

1331  Gordon  Addison  Johnstone,   Jlst  Presb., 

Boston   

1332  Mrs.     Addison    Johnstone,    $lst    Presb., 

Boston     

1333  EHenry   D.    Martin,    JCong.    Ch.,    Shirley, 

Mass 

1334  rMfs.  Clara  E.  Martin 

1335  Marion  Webster   

13.36       Geo.  W.  Cole,  Baptized 

1337  Oliver  P.  Bartlett 

Jan  4,  1903. 

1338  John  Almond,  Baptized  

13.39       Mrs.  Ann  Almond,  Baptized 

1340  W.  L.  A.  Fuller,  Baptized 

1 341  Harry  J.  Hyde,  Baptized   

1342  Ray  W.  Pellett,  Baptized 

1343  Fred  Sutcliffe,  ^Cleveland,  Ohio  

].344  Mrs.  Sarah  Sutcliffe,  ICleveland,  Ohio  .. 

1345  Clara  Brooks,  ^Cleveland,  Ohio 

March  1,  1903. 

1346  Julius  Fridolin   

1347  Mrs.  Matilda  Fridolin 

May  3,  1903. 

1.348  Helen   Louise  Bailey    

1.349  Eileen  May  Davis 

1350  Ruby  Chapman  Foote 

1351  Marjorie  Joy  Jacobs  

1352  Corinne  Lucia  Paine,  Baptized   

1353  Charlotte  Agnes  Palmer,  Baptized   

1354  Alice  Hutchins  Tayntor,  Baptized 

July  5,  1903. 

1355  Edna  Sutcliffe,  Baptized   

Sept.  6,  1908. 

1356  Olive  Elsie  Bartlett,  Baptized  

Nov.  1,  1903. 

1357  Mabel  Adele  Young,  Baptized  

Jan.,  1904. 

1358  Mrs.  Ellen  Weeks,  rjiCong.  Ch.,  Medway.. 

[141] 


March,  1904. 
T359      Grace  M.  Bacon 

1360  Edward  Manning  Davis 

1361  Leon  Alfred  Dewing 

1362  Florence  Edith  Dewing 

1363  May  Dewing   

1364  J.  Dyer  Potter   

1365  Wm.  Whitman   

1366  Mrs.  Mary      A.     Whitman,     JCong.    Ch., 

Wauregan    

May  1,  1904. 

1367  Dora  Alf orsine  Piuze  

July  3,  1904. 

1368  Mrs.  Mae  Benham  Davis 

1369  Miss  Mary  E.  Day,  JCong.,  Lodi,  Ohio  . . 

July  17,  1904. 
Special   Communion   Service  at  Bedside, 

1370  *Mrs.  Mary  Eliza  Pike Jan.  3,  1905 

Sept.,  1904. 

1371  Agnes  Jacobs 

1372  Merrill  Colyer  Smith 

Jan.  8,  1905. 

1373  Eleanor  Elizabeth  Smith,  Baptized 

1374  Carrie  Damaris  White,  Baptized 

1375  Catherine  Ann  White,  Baptized  


[14  2] 


present  JMcmbers 


449  Adams,  Miss  Emily  Ann. 

582  Adams,  Miss  Clarissa  A. 

671  Adams,  Miss  Olive  D. 

665  Adams,  Mrs.  Eliza  M. 

961  Adams,  Miss  Francella  E. 

1107  Adams,  Mrs.  Ellen  M. 

1338  Almond,  Mrs.  Ann. 

1339  Almond,  John. 
1258  Ames,  Miss  Grace  A. 

719  Arnold,  Mrs.  Lucy  C. 

808  Arnold,  Miss  Caroline  E. 

1215  Ayer,  Mrs.  Eliza  F. 

1214  Ayer,  Miss  Charlotte  D. 

1238  Ayer,  Miss  Sarah  L. 

1256  Bachman,  William. 

1257  Bachman,  Mrs.  Xellie. 
1268  Back,  Judge  Harry  E. 
1084  Back,  Mrs.  Ella  D. 

830  Backus,  William  H. 

851  Backus,  Miss  Abby  G. 

1266  Backus,  Charles  P. 

1267  Backus,  Mrs.  Bertha  A. 

1108  Bacon,  Charles  H. 

1109  Bacon,  Mrs.  Alice  M. 
1359  Bacon,  Miss  Grace  M. 
1240  Bailey,  Mrs.  Hattie  R. 
1312  Bailey,  Frank  J. 
1304  Bailey,  Will  C. 

1349  Bailey,  Miss  Helen  Louise. 
[143] 


1177  Bailey,  William  T. 

1230  Bailey,  Jesse  F. 

1111  Bailey,  Mrs.  Emily  W. 

1241  Bailey,  Benjamin  L. 
1097  Bailey,  Mrs.  Edith  W. 
1201  Bailey,  Mrs.  Florence  S. 

1242  Baker,  Mrs.  Susan  R. 

1261  Barron,  William  H.,  Jr. 

1262  Barron,  Mrs.  Lillian  B. 
1337  Bartlett,  Oliver  P. 
1244  Bartlett,  Mrs.  Hattie  G. 
1326  Bartlett,  Raymond  G. 
1356  Bartlett,  Miss  Olive  E. 

969  Bates,  Mrs.  Maria  E. 

1300  Bates,  Miss  Lou  Rena. 

1092  Bill,  Mrs.  Mary  G. 

938  Bill,  Arthur  G. 

955  Bill,  Mrs.  Lilian  E. 

1246  Bill,  Miss  Katherine. 

1263  Bill,  Miss  Marjorie  G. 
1305  Bill,  Lester  A. 

1156  Bovren,  Mrs.  Addie  E. 

916  Bradford,  Miss  Elizabeth. 

1063  Bradford,  Mrs.  Ida  E. 

1207  Braman,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 

1206  Braman,  Miss  Laura  May. 

1345  Brooks,  Miss  Clara  E. 

1269  Brown,  Mrs.  Priscilla. 

1095  Bullard,  Mrs.  Annie  E. 

1114  Burlingame,  Miss  Sara  M. 
1086  Burnham,  Miss  Eliza  A. 

844  Burroughs,  Mrs.  Harriet  M. 

476  Capron,  Mrs.  Charlotte  T. 

960  Card,  Miss  Sarah  M. 

734  Chamberlin,  Mrs.  Lucy  W. 

1115  Chapman,  Miss  Ella  M. 
1151  Chase,  Mrs.  Eliza  J. 

1282  Chollar,  Andrew  L. 

1283  Chollar,  Mrs.  Helen  D. 

[144] 


663  Chollar,  Dea.  William  Henry. 

655  Chollar,  Mrs.  Mary  R. 

1036  Chollar,  Miss  Marion  D. 

1007  Clark,  Miss  Nettie  J. 

1336  Cole,  George  W. 

1039  Cole,  Mrs.  Ellen  L.  H. 

418  Comins,  William. 

1022  Cornwell,  Mrs.  Martha  E. 

636  Cundall,  Mrs.  Emily  M. 

988  Cundall,  Clarence  E. 

1327  Cundall,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S. 

810  Danielson,  Miss  Katherine  E. 

939  Danielson,  George  E. 

1081  Danielson,  Mrs.  Hattie  B. 

935  Danielson,  Walter  H. 

892  Danielson,  Mrs.  Helen  L. 

1251  Danielson,  Mrs.  Fannie  W. 

1252  Danielson,  Miss  Louise  W. 

1253  Danielson,  Miss  Frances  W. 
1260  Danielson,  Miss  Alice  Josephine. 

835  Danielson,  Mrs.  Harriet  J.  Hammond. 

621  Danielson,  Albert. 

727  Danielson,  Mrs.  Emma  J. 

1065  Danielson,  Miss  Caroline  F. 

1066  Danielson,  Dea.  Willard  S. 
1131  Danielson,  Mrs.  Lucy  G. 
1158  Danielson,  Bradford  W. 
1259  Danielson,  James  A. 

898  Danielson,  Dea.  Simeon. 

1048  Danielson,  Mrs.  Mary  Christiana. 

1273  Danielson,  Miss  Ada  Amelia. 

1274  Danielson,  Miss  Florence  A. 
631  Danielson,  Miss  Emily. 

1089  Davis,  Miss  Anna  J. 

1192  Davis,  John  R. 

1193  Davis,  Mrs.  Georgiana. 
1350  Davis,  Miss  Eileen  May. 
1360  Davis,  Edward  M. 

1368  Davis,  Mrs.  Mae  Benham. 
[145] 


1324    Davis,  Miss  Ada  Ellen. 
1080    Davis,  Mrs.  Alice  C. 

1152  Davis,  Mrs.  Laura  A. 
1090    Day,  Mrs.  Harriet  C. 
1117     Day,  Mrs.  Lucy. 
1229     Day,  Miss  Fannie  E. 
1369    Day,  Miss  Mary  E. 

447     Dean,  Edmund  A. 
1119     Dewing,  Mrs.  Josephine  A. 
1232     Dewing,  Miss  Myrtella  J. 

1361  Dewing,  Leon  Alfred. 

1362  Dewing,  Miss  Florence  E. 

1363  Dewing,  Miss  May. 
594  Dexter,  Miss  Mary. 
620     Dexter,  Edward. 

1134    Dexter,  Mrs.  Margaret  C. 
691     Dexter,  John. 

1153  Doty,  Mrs.  Hulda  C. 

1154  Doty,  Miss  S.  Anna. 
826     Dowe,  Mrs.  Emily  A. 

1049    Dowe,  Mrs.  Helen  W. 
1042    Dowe,  Charles  A. 

1236  Drew,  Oliver  D. 

1237  Drew,  Mrs.  Helen  F. 
1216    Drew,  Arthur  F. 

1094    Durkee,  Mrs.  Xancy  W. 
1264    Evans,  Mrs.  Eliza  K. 

1054  Farron,  Joseph. 

1055  Farron,  Mrs.  Amelia. 
1275     Farron,  Miss  Minnie  A. 
1204    Fay,  Mrs.  Mary. 

1284  Ferguson,  George  B. 

1285  Ferguson,  Mrs.  Adaline  M. 
1301     Fisher,  Miss  Grace  E. 

713    Fiske,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 

929    Foote,  George  C. 
1120    Foote,  Mrs.  Lilian  C. 
1351    Foote,  Miss  Ruby  0. 
[146] 


1346  Fridolin,  Julius. 

1347  Fridolin,  Mrs.  Matilda. 
1137  Fuller,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 

1249  Fuller,  Miss  Flora  E. 
1265  Fuller,  Miss  Edith  L. 
1340  Fuller,  W.  L.  A. 

1170  Gardner,  Mrs.  Bessie  B. 

825  Gleason,  Mrs.  Harriet. 

1009  Gleason,  Miss  Nellie  M. 
789  Green,  Mrs.  Julia  J. 

1010  Griffiths,  Miss  Hortense  E. 
1144  Griffiths,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 

1102  Guild,  Dea.  George  B. 

1103  Guild,  Mrs.  Eva  L. 
1051  Hall,  Miss  Sarah  S. 

918  Hall,  Miss  Mary  L. 

1286  Hall,  Mrs.  Maria  H. 

1040  Hammett,  Miss  Abbie  M. 

1250  Hammett,  Theodore  E. 
967  Harris,  Mrs.  Lizzie  D. 
535  Hawkins,  Mrs.  Lydia  E. 

1077  Hayward,  Edward  W. 

1014  Hayward,  Mrs.  Lizzie  B. 

1180  Hopkins,  Mrs.  Henrietta. 

1181  Hopkins,  Burdette  C. 
1023  Howland,  Rev.  John. 

924  Howland,  Mrs.  Sara  B. 

477  Hutchins,  Mrs.  Lucy  S. 

587  Hutchins,  Mrs.  Ellen  M. 

1083  Hutchins,  Miss  Amelia  B. 

854  Hyde,  Miss  Ellen  J. 

1123  Hyde,  Mrs.  Annie  J. 

1139  Hyde,  Mrs.  Adaline  E. 

1841  Hyde,  Harry  J. 

857  Jacobs,  Edward  H. 

813  Jacobs,  Mrs.  Ellen  P. 

1035  Jacobs,  Frederick  A. 

1028  Jacobs,  Mrs.  Clara  E. 

1302  Jacobs,  Miss  Alice  M. 

[147] 


1352  Jacobs,  Miss  Marjorie  J. 

917  Jacobs,  Mrs.  Esther  A. 

1279  Jacobs,  Oliver  B. 
1371  Jacobs,  Miss  Agnes. 
1217  James,  Everel. 

1280  James,  Miss  Carrie  H. 

1281  James,  Miss  Eulalie. 
1176  Jencks,  Miss  Frances. 

1331  Johnstone,  Gordon  A. 

1332  Johnstone,  Mrs.  Emma. 
1195  Keech,  Mrs.  S.  Emma. 
1203  Keech,  Herbert  C. 
1313  Keech,  Fred  S. 

1322  Kent,  Mrs,  Eliza  Simmons. 

1323  Kent,  Miss  Wilhelmina  C. 
786  Kerr,  Miss  Sarah. 

1189  Kies,  Mrs.  Marinda. 

910  King,  Charles  D. 

1185  Kline,  Meriska. 

1321  Krieger,  F.  W. 

745  Lathrop,  Mrs.  Emily  M. 

970  Lathrop,  Miss  Annie  A. 

1277  Lathrop,  Mrs.  Ella  M. 

1198  Lathrop,  Miss  Annie  E. 

919  Law,  Mrs.  Lucy  M. 

1087  Lee,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 

1211  Lee,  Miss  Mary  L. 

367  Lillibridge,  Mrs.  Mary  M. 

958  Lillibridge,  Miss  Edna  M. 

700  Lloyd,  George. 

1303  Lloyd,  Mrs.  Agnes  A. 

1209  Logee,  William  D. 

1210  Logee,  Mrs.  Ida  C. 
1306  Lovell,  Prescott  W. 
1071  Lyon,  George  L. 
1021  Lyon,  Mrs.  Alma  F. 

1219  Lyon,  George  W. 

1220  Lyon,  Glenn  F. 

1289  Mathews,  Dr.  S.  Sherberne. 
[148] 


1196  Medbury,  Miss  Abbie  L. 

1197  Medbury,  Miss  Myrtella  A. 
1038  Milliken,  Mrs.  Phoebe  L. 

964  Neff,  Mrs.  Isabel  A. 

1112  Newell,  Mrs.  Mary  U. 

1311  Otis,  Dr.  Clark  H. 

1140  Paine,  Dea.  John  A. 

1104  Paine,  Mrs.  Fannie  (t. 

1290  Paine,  Arthur  G. 
1307  Paine,  Wallace  M. 
1348  Paine,  Miss  Corinne  L. 
1287  Paine,  Mrs.  Agnes  C. 

861  Palmer,  Edwin  L. 

1069  Palmer,  Mrs.  Ella  M. 

1276  Palmer,  Miss  Gladys  J. 

1353  Palmer,  Miss  Charlotte  A. 

772  Peckham,  Mrs.  Mary  D. 

1171  Pellett,  Mrs.  Mabel  Batty. 

1342  Pellett,  Ray. 

1222  Phillips,  C.  Abbot. 

1223  Phillips,  William  A. 

1291  Piuze,  J.  Alfred. 
1309  Piuze,  Wilfred  J. 
1367  Piuze,  Miss  Dora  A. 
1364  Potter,  J.  Dyer. 
1270  Prentice,  James  L. 
1325  Prentice,  Miss  Lizzie  F. 

991  Prentice,  Mrs.  Ida  E. 

900  Rathbun,  Mrs.  Lora  A. 

1126  Rawson,  Royal  C. 

1127  Rawson,  Mrs.  Emily. 

1224  Rawson,  George  R. 

848  Reynolds,  Mrs.  Emma  D. 

1314  Richardson,  Mrs.  Elisabeth  M. 

1315  Sanger,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 

1316  Sanger,  Miss  Olive  D. 

895  Sawtelle,  Fred  G. 

896  Sawtelle,  Mrs.  Elisabeth  W. 
921  Scarborough,  Miss  Emily  B. 

[149] 


920  Scarborough,  Miss  Kate  E. 

1292  Scott,  Mrs.  A.  E. 
1148  Scott,  Mrs.  Emma  L. 
1116  Sharpe,  Mrs.  Helen  L. 
1088  Shephardson,  Miss  Laura  E. 
1182  Shippee,  Edwin  N. 

1234  Sibley,  Preston  B. 

1235  Sibley,  Mrs.  Kate. 

1076  Simmons,  Mrs.  Sophia  M. 

1141  Smith,  Mrs.  Carrie  E. 

1143  Smith,  Mrs.  Aurilla  R. 

1372  Smith,  Merrill  Colyer. 

1294  Smith,  Mrs.  Eleanor  E. 

1293  Smith,  Miss  Mary  E. 

1295  Smith,  Charles  M. 

1296  Smith,  Mrs.  Lilian  S. 
1310  Smith,  Ray  C. 

1373  Smith,  Miss  Eleanor  E. 
1288  Soutar,  Mrs.  Janet. 
1330  Spencer,  Burton  G. 
1202  Spencer,  Mrs.  Ada  L. 

856  Sprague,  Penuel  H. 

868  Sprague,  Mrs.  L.  Nettie. 

890  Stone,  Dea.  Joseph  W. 

936  Stone,  George  M. 

632  Stone,  Mrs.  Susan  M.  B. 

1033  Stone,  Charles  D. 

1128  Stone,  Mrs.  Marietta. 

1194  Stowell,  Miss  Mary  M. 

1343  Sutcliffe,  Fred. 

1344  Sutcliffe,  Mrs.  Sarah. 
1355  Sutcliffe,  Miss  Edna. 

630  Tanner,  Miss  Charlotte. 

1011  Tayntor,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 

1354  Tayntor,  Miss  Alice  H. 

1018  Thomas,  Mrs.  Charlotte  H.  N. 

931  Thompson,  Henry  M. 

1320  Tillinghast,  Mrs.  S.  Amelia. 

1161  Torrey,  Mrs.  Bertha  H. 
[150] 


1328  Torrey,  Henry  C. 

578  Waldo,  Dea.  John. 

716  Waldo,  Mrs.  Isabella  K. 

600  Waldo,  Simon  S. 

637  Waldo,  Mrs.  Julia  A. 

883  Warner,  Mrs.  Emily  E. 

1199  Warren,  Mrs.  Frances  B. 

1200  Warren,  Mrs.  Minnie  M. 
1255  Webster,  Miss  Ida  M. 
1335  Webster,  Miss  Marion. 
1358  Weeks,  Mrs.  Ellen  F. 

1297  White,  Warren  W. 

1298  White,  Walter  P. 

1299  White,  Mrs.  Julia  D. 

1375  White,  Miss  Catherine  Ann. 

1374  White,  Miss  Carrie  D. 

1365  Whitman,  William. 

1366  Whitman,  Mrs.  Mary  A. 

1164  Williams,  Mrs.  Mary  J. 
794  Williams,  Mrs.  Anna  B. 

1026  Wilson,  Wesley. 

1027  Wilson,  Mrs.  Emily  E. 
1162  Winkleman,  Mrs.  Louisa. 
1130  Winkleman,  Charles  F. 

1165  Witter,  Dea.  David  A. 
972  Witter,  Mrs.  Mary  E. 

1227  Witter,  Miss  Grace  E. 

1228  Witter,  Myron  D. 
792  Wood,  Mrs.  Ella  T. 

1175  Wood,  Mrs.  Agnes  E. 

1172  Woodhead,  Mrs.  Thirza. 

469  Young,  Mrs.  Lucy  M. 

1204  Young,  Mrs.  Mary. 

1357  Young,  Miss  Mabel. 

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